Pinnick wondered if Davido was bigger than the likes of RMD, Ali Baba and other Warri-born artistes
By Kehinde Okeowo
Former President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick has called out singer, David Adeleke popularity known as Davido for allegedly defrauding his association of $94,600 (about 72 million naira).
The sports administrator made this known while addressing attendees at an event where he claimed the singer refused to show up at the 19th edition of the ‘Warri Again Fest’ despite getting paid.
Pinnick went on to disclose that the organizers of the event also booked a private jet for $18,000 to bring the artist to perform at the event in Warri, Delta State.
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The former NFF boss who felt the ‘Electricity’ crooner acted the way he did because he felt he was already a big star, wondered if he was bigger than some Warri-born artistes.
Speaking in Pidgin language during the event, 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.”