Nigerian comedian and event organizer, Freedom Okpetoritse Atsepoyi, widely recognized as Mr Jollof, asserted that singer Burna Boy turned down a N1 billion offer to perform at a concert arranged by him and some investors in Warri, Delta State.
According to Mr Jollof, he and the investors approached Burna Boy’s team with a generous offer of $1 million (equivalent to N1.3 billion), but the proposal was rejected on the basis that it fell short of the singer’s usual performance fee.
This revelation was shared by the comedian in a recent post on his Instagram account.
Mr Jollof wrote in Pidgin English, “Me and some investors reached out to Burna Boy’s team for a concert in Delta State for One Million US Dollars (1.3 billion Naira today’s rate). Guess what? They said it’s too small.
“Burna Boy no dey Nigeria lane again oo because we didn’t utilise him enough before he was exported to the global music market. No jokes.”
