Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Wizkid has come under heavy criticism from some Nigerian fans for boycotting the 2023 presidential election.
The criticisms were triggered by a video circulating on the internet which showed the musician attending Ghanaian producer Killbeat’s late mother’s funeral in Tema, Ghana.
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Some Nigerians became enraged after they spotted the clip and accused the singer of failing to support the election of capable leaders in Nigeria.
@c_j_bathroom_said:
“I never see who is useless like this Wizkid so our life does not matters where he is I go delete all ur songs now asap.”
@hush_top_bwoy stated:
“I guess WIZKID is the problem of Nigeria 🇳🇬 cause I no understand why everybody here Talking about WIZKID only and there is a lots of Top artist out dere that didn’t even know there is Voting Today, make Una go find work abeg make Una leave BIG WIZ🙏🙏🙏.”
@fresh_not3s said:
“So wizkid no fit come vote e go burial 😆 fc people imagine who be una goat 🐐 😂😂.”
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Meanwhile, Nigerian singer Iyanya has claimed that wizkid made it possible for Tems to win Grammy Award.
He made the claim following a question making the rounds on social media, asking if Wizkid is part of Tems’ success story.
The incident occurred after a blog via its official Twitter handle asked, “Is it safe to say Wizkid is part of Tems’ success story?”
