Afrobeat star, Davido, has blasted Iyabo Ojo’s partner and music promoter, Paulo Okoye, over his statement on Afrobeat.
It was reported that Paulo had while lamenting over fees of Nigeria top Afrobeat singers, questioned if the music genre is “dead or in coma.”
Responding to him, Bankulli, a Nigerian Grammy-nominated singer and music executive, who faulted Paulo’s statement, also claimed that Paulo made the remarks because he couldn’t afford top artistes.
Supporting Bankulli’s claim, Davido took to the comments section to tag Paulo “broke.”
Davido wrote; “PAUL O AKA PAUL BROKE.”
This is coming nearly two years after Paulo publicly defended Davido against the critic of his “Nigeria economy is in shambles” statement on The Big Homies House podcast.
It was reported that Iyabo Ojo confirmed her romance with her billionaire lover, Paulo, during her 45th birthday celebration in December 2022.
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Davido hits back at music promoter Paulo Okoye over Afrobeat comments
Afrobeats star Davido has criticised music promoter Paulo Okoye after the latter questioned the state of the Nigerian music industry and the fees charged by some of the country’s leading artistes.
Okoye, who is the partner of actress Iyabo Ojo, had raised concerns over the cost of booking top Nigerian Afrobeats artistes, asking whether the genre was “dead or in coma”.
His comments drew a response from Nigerian music executive and Grammy-nominated artiste Bankulli, who disagreed with Okoye’s assessment.
Bankulli suggested that Okoye’s comments were influenced by his inability to afford the fees charged by some of the country’s biggest artistes.
Davido subsequently joined the exchange in the comments section, where he appeared to support Bankulli’s position.
The singer tagged Okoye and wrote: “PAUL O AKA PAUL BROKE.”
Davido’s remark comes nearly two years after Okoye publicly defended the singer following criticism of his comments about the Nigerian economy.
Davido had previously described the Nigerian economy as being “in shambles” during an appearance on The Big Homies House podcast, prompting criticism from some quarters. Okoye subsequently spoke in the singer’s defence.
Okoye’s relationship with actress Iyabo Ojo was publicly confirmed by the actress during her 45th birthday celebrations in December 2022.
