The Presidency has stirred mixed reactions by congratulating Nigerian musicians Davido, Burna Boy, Asake, Olamide, and Ayra Starr for their nominations in the 66th annual Grammy Awards.
QUEST TIMES recalls that Burna Boy bagged a total of four nominations, including Best Melodic Rap Performance for “Sitting On Top of the World” featuring 21 Savage, Best Global Music Album for “I Told Them,” and Best Global Music Performance for “Alone.”
Davido bagged three grammy nominations, including Best Global Music Album for “Timeless” and Best Global Music Performance for “Feel.”
Asake and Olamide each received one nomination in the newly created Best African Music Performance category for their song “Amapiano,” while Ayra Starr also received one nomination in the same category for her song “Rush.”
To this effect, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga in a statement on X formerly known as Twitter on Friday, congratulated the Nigerian artistes, saying:
“Congratulations to Nigerian singers Davido, Burna Boy, Asake/Olamide, Ayra Starr for their nominations in the 66th Grammy Awards scheduled for Sunday, February 4, 2024, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.”
See post below:
https://x.com/aonanuga1956/status/1723062956315840902?s=20
The 66th Grammy Awards will be held on February 4, 2024, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.
Reacting to the congratulatory message from the presidency, netizens questioned the present government by dropping the following comments:
amadi_igor: “When will Dey nominate our politicians? Na only for corruption category u go see them. Eg most corrupt, most election riggers, etc. the only category of pple making Nigeria proud are the youths.but these old men thieves politicians Kip dragging us back. Election riggers.
#DaddyGold”
OnwukaMonyeka: “Can we have government officials win international awards & recognition for us like our music artiste?
ayotunnde: “Congratulations to them, but as for you and your criminal boss, God will punish you for making people go through hardship.”
ure_caleb: “What is really your job description Bayo?”
iamade9ra: “God bless them for making Nigeria proud. Unlike Una wey dey government wey dey squander even the borrowed money and still sinking Nigeria. Okan gbogbo yin oni bale. Ika use billions to complete the purchased yatch an old ika deposited for while Nigerians are dying of hunger.”
OsaigbobuC: “I don’t see anything special about this award because in my opinion it’s an African award given in another continent. These people are just using our generation to play.”