Nigerians have begun to react to Governor Nyemson Wike’s N10million homecoming cash gift to the ‘African Giant’ crooner Burna Boy in Port Harcourt.
It would be recalled that Wike hosted the ‘African Giant’ crooner in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Saturday, and organised a homecoming concert in his honour.
Also at the concert, he announced N10 million cash gift each to the ‘Ye’ singer and all other musicians that performed at the event.
Mixed reactions have continued to trail the governor’s gesture, with some accusing him of being insensitive to the things that matter.
Contrary to this, Nigerian media personality, Anita Natacha Akide, known as Tacha reacted and said that Grammy Award-winning artiste, Burna Boy deserves more than the N10 million he received from Governor Nyesom Wike.
Tacha commenting in a viral video on her Twitter page on Sunday, the reality TV star bashed those condemning the governor for gifting Burna Boy the cash gift.
She also emphasised that Burna Boy deserves to have a town in the state named after him as well as public holidays dedicated to celebrating his heroics at the 2021 Grammy Awards.
She added that the concert would help reawaken the entertainment landscape in the state, which according to her, is fast-becoming moribund.
In her words: “I’m not exactly a fan of Wike because he hasn’t done much for the people of the state. But you’re mad to think what the governor did for Burna Boy is unnecessary or shouldn’t be a priority. You must be crazy to think that way. You all don’t know my state. Entertainment in my state is dead. Nightlife, carnivals and all that no longer exist literally.
However, there have been some contrary reactions from Nigerians to Gov.Wike’s act on twitter.
Read other reactions:
😃😃😃. Why not rename NIGERIA to Burna Boy?@deShola05
She is just trying to gain recognition,of what impact is burns boy’s music transforming lives?it’s obvious some of these so called celebrities can’t think properly.@AdizuaSteven
Lmaooo many Americans don’t even rate Grammy’s again, Kanye West even urinated on his own but Tacha said the government should declare a public holiday for Burna boy, he’s not even the first Nigerian Grammy winner, ffs white man’s validation will ruin Nigeria and Africa.@ManLikelcey
Homecoming bcos he won Grammy. If na Beyonce come from PH dem for don carry the whole PH City give her be that oo. Nigerians and misplaced priorities.@Torish17
