Davido Vows Not to Refund $94k Debt to Ex-NFF Boss Pinnick, Stuns Nigerians With Mindblowing Reasons
- Nigerian singer David Adeleke, widely known as Davido, levied allegations against the former Nigeria Football Federation president, Amaju Pinnick
- The drama started with Pinnick calling out the singer over a $94,600 debt and his failure to show up at an event he was meant to perform
- Davido has, however, firmly declared his intention not to refund the money given to him by Pinnick, as he listed his reasons
- In a chat with Legit.ng, Femi Fabunmi, a sports analyst, addresses the issue of the singer accusing Pinnick of being a corrupt man and refusing to refund the $94k
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Nigerian singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has accused the previous NFF president of stealing footballers' money following their online altercation over a $94k debt.
Recall Legit.ng reported that Amaju Pinnick criticised Davido for not showing up at the Warri Again concert, where he was scheduled to perform, despite earning $94,600 and the organisers hiring a private jet for him for $18,000.
Source: Instagram
The Unavailable crooner had stated on his X page that he would not remain silent on the topic, and nobody could stop him from playing in Warri.
After hours, Davido took to Instagram and vowed not to return the money Pinnick allegedly paid him. Instead, he said he would double the amount and donate it to a football charity.
The singer wrote:
"If I'm returning any money, I'll return it to any football charity organisation.
"In fact, I will double it….. Mr Dream Crusher. Imagine how many Nigerian footballers have had their dreams crushed because one person lives for Ikoyi by force."
See his post below:
You can't fight corruption with corruption—Femi Fabunmi
In an exclusive chat with Legit.ng Femi Fabunmi, a sports analyst, shares his verdict on Davido's philanthropic reasons not to return Pinnick's $94k.
"Davido should do the needful by returning the money he got for a job not done.
It's not okay for him to label Pinnick a corrupt man only for him to try to address it with another corruption. Corruption doesn't correct corruption. No, it can't work."
Davido's post against Amaju Pinnick sparks reactions
Legit.ng compiled some comments below:
charry_fetimi:
"Refund the money, no use other person sweat do Charity. You were booked for a show & u didn’t show up."
lordbwoi:
"Oga go and refund their money for a service you didn’t render jare."
sammy.young112:
"Normal obo go return their money but he just want let them know say them be thief."
vincii____:
"He clearly stated that he discussed the challenges he had with the management team and the host.
"And they were still working towards a solution. Only for Mr Amaju to come to say all he said in a public space. In business, terms and conditions can sometimes not be met, and it will be worked on to get a remedy. Not coming in public to downgrade your client.
"Mr Amaju went as far as saying that another artist is better than him, lol why then did you choose him at first?! Some things have a better way to approach than being blunt with actions."
realestzeeno_:
"Obviously, both of dem get issues... Una know how much dem de talk about ? Almost $100k. Who borrows data no get opinion for this matter... Just scroll pass .
princewillprime:
"If Amaju should go legal, Davido will lose the case. If someone pays you for a job, it’s different from other things. You either deliver the job or refund. This is not cool."
teeto___olayeni:
"Agreed that they have their priorities wrong, is it really right or legal to collect booking fee and not show up? Then turn around to use donations cover up. Werey jam ogba, everyone mind go dey."
Davido brings Israel Adesanya on stage in New Zealand
Legit.ng also reported that Davido stormed the venue where he was billed to perform in New Zealand with Israel Adesanya.
A video showed the sweet moment Davido brought the UFC superstar on stage as they danced to one of his songs, Unavailable.
Source: Legit.ng
