Yemi Alade explains why Beyonce will never tour Nigeria

Yemi Alade explains why Beyonce will never tour Nigeria

- Yemi Alade has shared some reasons why Beyonce touring Nigeria will never happen as it is not advisable

- According to her, there is a high rate of insecurity and poor infrastructure in the country

- The self-acclaimed Mama Africa shared her bad experience from 7 years ago when she toured Nigeria

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Nigerian singer, Yemi Alade, recently sat down with Toolz of Beat FM and a clip in which she talked about the possibility of Beyonce touring Nigeria, has surfaced online.

In the clip shared to Instagram by @sabiradio, she was asked about her thoughts on Beyonce ever touring Nigeria. For the Shekere singer, it is highly impossible.

Yemi Alade shares thoughts on why Beyonce will never go on tour in Nigeria
Yemi Alade is of the opinion that touring Nigeria is life-threatening. Photo credit: @yemialade, @beyonce
Source: Instagram

According to her, the level of insecurity is way too high and the poor transportation available in the country will make it difficult for the singer to tour round the country.

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Yemi who revealed she once toured Nigeria described the experience as not a pleasant one as she compared it with her American tour.

"Touring Nigeria which I did once 7 years ago, is literally life-threatening. There's no standard. If you're working with someone like Beyonce, you need to bring the standard all the way."

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Speaking on whether Beyonce is a culture vulture, Yemi opined that the Black Is King artist is a black woman who remembers her roots hence she (Yemi) sees no reason why there should be outrage when she gives praises to her roots.

Watch the video below:

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Still on Beyonce, while many music lovers have hailed Beyonce following the trailer release of her upcoming Disney movie, a Nigerian model identified as Dimssoo on Twitter, has quite a different opinion on it.

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In a lengthy Twitter thread, Dimssoo accused the singer of cultural appropriation and also stated that the Flawless singer is contributing to the problematic ideologies of how Africa is viewed.

Dimssoo said it is misrepresentations like these that make African Americans and other people ponder if Africa has WiFi. She also accused Beyonce of tapping into the wealth of the African culture for her art but never adding African countries to her tours.

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Kumashe Yaakugh Kumashe Yaakugh is a lifestyle journalist with over five years of working experience at Legit.ng. She graduated from Benue State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communication in 2013. In 2022, she received the award for' Excellence in Fashion Reporting'. Kumashe Yaakugh is the author of 'While She Slept'. Email: caroline.yaakugh@corp.legit.ng

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