Hours after disappointing his fans in Ghana by failing to perform at a concert he was billed for, Nigerian superstar Ayo Balogun has repeated the same in another West African country.<\/p>\n
The Nigerian star was to perform at a concert in Abidjan, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, on Sunday but did not honour his appointment and had his fans waiting for long hours.<\/p>\n
Even though his fans paid 100,000 CFA francs, approximately N71,000, to obtain a ticket, and waited endlessly, Wizkid failed to show up.<\/p>\n
According to reports, Wizkid had a show in Abidjan, after which he was billed to perform in Cotonou, Benin Republic.<\/p>\n
Despite reports that he was in a jet on his way to Abidjan, the singer didn\u2019t show up.<\/p>\n
Instead, he went to perform in Cotonou. He was also recorded in Cotonou, saying he would see his fans in Abidjan soon.<\/p>\n
According to the information, Wizkid didn\u2019t show up even though he and his team were reportedly fully paid. The venue was fully paid for as well.<\/p>\n
His team members were said to have been held and not allowed to leave Abidjan if he didn\u2019t show up for his performance.<\/p>\n
It is the second time the singer will be disappointing his Ivorian fans. In June 2021, in Abidjan, Wizkid postponed his concert because one of his staff members was affected by COVID-19.<\/p>\n
Ghana too
\nLast Saturday, the singer was billed to perform at the Wizkid Live concert scheduled for the Accra Sports Stadium.<\/p>\n
It was to be the first time the Afrobeats sensation would be headlining a concert in Ghana.<\/p>\n
Reactions
\nNigerian music writer Motolani Alake, in a series of Tweets, suggests that Wizkid has done no wrong.<\/p>\n
Going by his tweets, Mr Alake implied that the agreement reached by the \u2018Joro\u2019 singer was that the venue of the event must be packed. But this wasn\u2019t the case.<\/p>\n
He wrote, \u201cNot sure why some people are dragging Wizkid sha. If a clause in his contract, as my brother Olele Salvador suggests, states that the venue must be packed, and it wasn\u2019t, he didn\u2019t breach his agreement; the organisers did.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow, you might make an argument for human decency. But he had no obligation to fulfil any clause of that nature. If he had done it, it would have been great. But now that he hasn\u2019t done it, it\u2019s not a problem either. Making a case for ego is a long thing. Let\u2019s focus on specifics. Contracts exist for a reason.\u201d<\/p>\n
Background
\nThe singer has toured several cities to perform his latest album, \u2018More Love Less Ego\u2019.<\/p>\n
The Grammy Award winner and Nigerian star had held similar sold-out concerts at the Accor Arena in Paris and New York\u2019s Madison Square Garden (November 16).<\/p>\n
He also had a gig at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, Netherlands (November 24).<\/p>\n
He is also expected in Lagos on the 30th of December for a headline concert tagged \u2018Vibes on the Beach With BigWiz\u2019 set to be held at the La Campagne Tropicana beach at Oniru.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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