Why Davido snubs Amaju Pinnick’s 2023 Warri Again event

Reports had emerged on Sunday that after receiving the singer was paid $94,000 and booked a plane with $18,000 to convey him and his team to the event in Warri, Delta State, Davido failed to show up.

However, report has it that the 30-year-old musician was absent from the Warri event because he fixed and promoted two separate shows in Nigeria (the Warri event) and Australia (Melbourne) on the same day, 6 October.

Davido promoted the two events in separate videos, telling his supporters to come out as he could not wait to have a “timeless time” with them.

“I am gonna be live at Lux Club on the 6 October in Melbourne, Australia. All the fans come out and all the beautiful people I want to see you guys. See you guys soon,” Davido said in a video shared by his promoters on Instagram.

Soon after, he recorded another video telling his supporters to join him live in Warri.

“I will be live in Warri on 6 October. I can’t wait to see all the fans. We are going to have a timeless time,” the artist said, adding that it’s going to be a shutdown at the Warri Again Independence Show.

According to Premium Times, the organizers sent a letter to officially remind Davido of the show on 29 September, which was a week before the concert.

“You are billed to perform at this show as the headline artist resulting from the execution of the Performance Agreement you signed on 30 March 2023, which led us to make payment for the sum of $94,500 that was paid in full as performance fee upon execution of the Performance Agreement.

“We have met all our obligations under the said contract, and we expect to see you at the show come 6th of October 2023.

“In the event of a cancellation or postponement due to the wilful negligence of or intention of the Artist, the Artist agrees to refund any deposit paid within 14 days of the event date passing, and the Artist is required to pay for any damages accruing for his actions.”

Aside from making payments, the organizers said they went ahead to engage sponsors, make promotional adverts, tickets, and other crucial preparations prompted by the artist’s intention to perform at the Warri Again Independence Show.

In a statement signed by Mr Okocha, the project director of Brownhill Events, organizers said the annual Warri Again Concert was birthed for the sole purpose of rebranding Warri through the discovery and nurturing of young talents.

“Despite having received full payment and logistics made available to guarantee his attendance is quite unfortunate.

“Our legal team has been fully briefed and will advise on the next. Notwithstanding the unfortunate incident, the concert was a huge success and proved to be the best edition yet.

“We are fully committed to consolidating on the gains recorded in this last edition and are poised to ensure that several improvements are implemented in the 20th edition.

“We shall, in keeping faith with this mandate, adopt the highest level of professionalism in our interactions with sponsors and artists whilst providing premium entertainment to our guests and viewers alike.”