Nigerian singer-songwriter, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido. Picture: Instagram
Nigerian-born singer and music producer, Davido (aka David Adedeji Adeleke) is facing social media backlash after sharing his controversial take on African Americans emigrating to Africa.
The singer, currently residing in the United States, took to social media platform, X, and shared that there are calls to have his show cancelled after he discouraged Americans from moving to Nigeria and the continent.
Dem say dem go cancel my show cus of my interview … loooool I don’t to have perform in NIGERIA 🇳🇬
— Davido 🇧🇪 (@davido) November 26, 2024
“Dem say dem go cancel my show cus of my interview … loooool I don’t have to perform in NIGERIA 🇳🇬,” said Davido.
In the interview with Big Homie on The Jojo & Big Homie Show on 96.1 The Beat ATL, Big Homie asked Davido what he thinks about people trying to leave America.
Davido responded: “Leave America and go where? Let’s be honest. Go back where? It’s not cool back home. My country now, the economy is in shambles.”
He added: “I do my part. I’m an ambassador. When I go home and I’m filming, I’m not going to show the bad parts. I go to the trenches, I film in the trenches but talking about the situation in the country.”
Davido highlighted that a lot of stuff is not going well in the country and the exchange rate is messed up.
“The economy is just not good anymore. The oil prices are too high. And imagine a country that produces oil and we pay more money for oil than a country that’s importing the oil.
“So its stuff like that but regardless entertainment is one of the things that’s made Africa look good. We do not have the best leaders, that’s a fact,” he said.
Commenting on Davido’s X post, this is what netizens had to say:
I know you didn’t any harm.
— RUTH 🇨🇦 (@it_Rutie) November 26, 2024
I understand that you may not have considered Nigeria’s economy at that time, but I kindly ask that in the future, you take the country’s welfare into account before responding. A more strategic approach could make a significant difference.
@it_Rutie said: “I know you didn’t any harm. I understand that you may not have considered Nigeria’s economy at that time, but I kindly ask that in the future, you take the country’s welfare into account before responding.
“A more strategic approach could make a significant difference.”
A government that de-markets its country more than its rivals wants to gag a citizen for speaking out on the state of affairs...🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️
— Maximus Dex (@dexxybaba) November 26, 2024
Wonders shall never end...
Another user, @dexxybaba, said: “A government that demarkets its country more than its rivals wants to gag a citizen for speaking out on the state of affairs...🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️Wonders shall never end...”
Nobody can cancel you in this country called Nigeria or elsewhere in the whole world wide 💯💯
— REMA GIRLFRIEND (@remagirlfriend) November 26, 2024
While @remagirlfriend said: “Nobody can cancel you in this country called Nigeria or elsewhere in the whole world wide 💯💯.”