The former President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, publicly criticized singer Davido for reportedly failing to make an appearance at the 19th edition of the Warri Again festival, despite receiving a substantial payment of over $94,600 (equivalent to approximately 72 million naira).
In his address to the event attendees, Pinnick revealed that the event organizers had gone as far as booking a private jet for $18,000 to transport the artist to Warri, Delta State for his scheduled performance.
Speaking in Pidgin, Pinnick said, “We paid Davido $94,600 on the 6th of April. We paid $18,000 for his plane. If im say him be big boy, we go tell am say we Big pass am.
“I’m not joking. So, why he was playing his games back and forth, we decided to hunt to find another artist, Shallipopi.
“You see when people say dem big, I just dey laugh. The biggest artiste in Nigeria today, no be Burna Boy? Burna Boy is half Itsekiri. Burna Boy’s paternal grandmother is Itsekiri. So, he big pass am.
“Anybody fit big pass RMD for acting industry? Anybody fit big pass Ali Baba for comedy? Warri na back to back we get dem. Nobody fit big pass Warri.”