Longtime manager and personal friend of 2face Idibia‘s, Efe Omorogbe has disclosed that the iconic singer did not bow to pressures from government officials to pull out of the I Stand With Nigeria protest in February.
On the eve of the planned protest, 2face released a video post where he announced that the protest had been ‘cancelled’ because of ‘external forces that threatened to hijack it’.
READ: Real reasons 2face Idibia cancelled planned Monday protest
The move was met with backlash from the populace who criticised him of selling out.
But in an article published exclusively on Thenetng, Omorogbe dismissed such talk as untrue.
In his words, ‘2Baba turned down over N140m worth of booking requests from partisan political interests in the lead up to the 2015 general elections to protect the credibility of the Vote Not Fight: Election No Be War campaign.
‘Some of these requests came from campaign committees working for friends and associates with whom he had maintained long-standing personal relationships.’
The mind-boggling sum is not far fetched; 2face Idibia is one of the highest paid artistes in the Nigerian music industry – he charges between N7m and N10m per show according to estimates.
ALSO: How 2face Idibia risked his life and career with February 6 national protest, by Efe Omorogbe
In addition, election years usually create a huge windfall for entertainers as they are recruited for campaign concerts and jingles.
No Fields Found.
