Former Governor Saraki's Son Wins Grammy Award, Father Reacts

Former Governor Saraki's Son Wins Grammy Award, Father Reacts

  • Bukola Saraki has expressed joy as his son Seni, clinched a top award at the just-concluded 67th Grammy which took place in Los Angeles, United States
  • Seni Saraki won for his contribution to Bob Marley: One Love — Music Inspired by the Film (Deluxe), which won the Best Reggae Album at the 2025 Grammy Awards
  • Bukola Saraki, a former Senate president, shared a video of the proud moment Seni received the award and appreciated his team for their support

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

Bukola Saraki, the former Senate president, has congratulated his son, Seni, on his win at the 67th Grammy Awards.

Bukola Saraki's son wins Grammy award, father reacts.
Bukola Saraki reacts as son wins Grammy award. Photo credit: @bukolasaraki, @ToyinSaraki
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Seni won his first Grammy for his contribution to the ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ soundtrack, which earned the award for ‘Best Reggae Album’.

Saraki applauds his son over Grammy win

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Saraki made this known in a post shared on his X page on Monday, February 3, 2025.

The former Senate president expressed joy in seeing his son’s passion being recognised globally. and maintained he is “super proud” of him.

"Congratulations, Seni, on winning your first Grammy last night for your work on the ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ soundtrack, which took home the award for Best Reggae Album!
"Seeing you pour your heart into your passion and having it recognized on the global stage is an indescribable joy.
"Well done! We are super proud of you!
Seni Saraki wins Grammy award
Seni Saraki, CEO of NATIVE Networks, with his partners after the Grammy award win. Photo credit: @ToyinSaraki
Source: Twitter

Legit.ng earlier recalled that fans of Nigerian multi-award-winners Ayodeji Balogun and Emoseh Khamofu, aka Bloody Civilian, are excited about their success at the recently concluded 67th Grammy Awards show.

Bob Marley: One Love—Music Inspired by the Film (Deluxe) won Best Reggae Album at the 67th Grammy Awards. Both Nigerian artists contributed full songs to the project: Wizkid with One Love and Bloody Civilian with Natural Mystic.

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Toyin Saraki, the wife of the former Senate president disclosed that Seni was the CEO of NATIVE Networks and his partners and artists at @IslandRecords Music team and @ParamountPics celebrated the monumental achievement of winning a Grammy Award.

See the video below as Seni received his Grammy award and spoke about the feat:

Nigerians congratulate Seni Saraki on Grammy win

Legit.ng compiled a few reactions from the comment section on X below:

@BabadClint tweeted:

"Big congratulations to your son sir. He keeps going higher every year with his passion for music."

@CountessViktora tweeted:

"Amazing. Congratulations Seni. More wins to you."

@TosinFolorunso4 tweeted:

"A big congratulations to Seni."

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In a similar development, Legit.ng reported that President Bola Tinubu congratulated Nigerian music sensation Tems on winning the Best African Music Performance award at the 67th Grammy Awards.

He also celebrated the rise of young Nigerian musical artists who have propelled Afrobeats to international prominence.

Tinubu further applauded other Nigerian artists nominated for the Grammys, expressing gratitude for their contributions to the global recognition of Nigeria's music industry.

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Esther Odili (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institue of Journalism (NIJ), where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. In 2024, Esther obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.