By ‘Dayo Showemimo
Following the heavy backlash that trailed her choice of outfit to the #MeetThePresident youth event that held in Lagos on Sunday March 1, 2015, Nigerian singer Seyi Shay has spoken in her self defence saying she was just doing her job as an entertainer and not trying to seduce the president.
In a recent interview with Punch, she said, ‘I am a very respectable young lady and I was not in any way trying to seduce the President with the outfit I wore. I had two outfits for the event, one was for my performance and the other was worn after I performed. The dress I was pictured in with the President was what I wore during my performance. I came on stage and greeted everyone according to their culture and I did the same for Mr. President. He was impressed and he asked where and how I knew how to greet in his native dialect and I said I learnt it. That was what brought about the giggling and smiles in the picture. I’m a performer and what I do on stage doesn’t reflect my everyday life. I had two outfits on that day and it was a youth event. Who wouldn’t feel overwhelmed meeting the President? Well, I did and I felt honored because it is not every day you get to meet the president of your country’.
Seyi Shay is currently working to release her debut album in the last quarter of this year.
'I wasn't trying to seduce the president with my outfit' -Seyi Shay
