Live Hub Entertainment, a Ghanian entertainment agency, has issued a statement on their social media handle alleging that Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, Nigerian singer popularly known as Wizkid, breached his contractual agreement for failing to appear at his concert in Accra.
Wizkid was scheduled to perform at the Accra Sport Stadium alongside other Ghanaian artists on Saturday but did not show up.
The event was supposed to start at 7 pm but did not begin until 9 pm, leading fans to believe that the singer would arrive much later. According to social media footage, the star had not come by 4 am, and fans began to depart the venue.
While there are rumours that the star’s absence was due to the venue not being at capacity, Wizkid has not to issued an explanation for his absence. Meanwhile, the entertainment agency has promised to refund fans who paid for tickets to the show.
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In December 2021, the singer kept fans waiting till 3 am for his Wizkid Live in Abuja concert, which was scheduled to start 4 pm at Transcorp Hilton hotel.
Following his failure to make an appearance at his Accra concert, fans have expressed their disappointment on social media.
A number of Nigerian artists have been accused of arriving late to events or not showing up at all.
In August, Kizz Daniel, a Nigerian singer, was detained in Tanzania after failing to appear at a concert for which he had been paid in full.
In November 2021, Nigerian artist Buju Benson, now referred to as BNXN, attended a performance he was scheduled to headline in Lagos at 4 am despite being scheduled to arrive at the venue at 7 pm the previous day.
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