Nigerian singer David “Davido” Adeleke has distanced himself from the City Boy Movement (CBM), established in 2022 as a youth-driven support group for President Bola Tinubu’s 2023 election campaign.
Davido’s’ best friend, Cubana Chief Priest (CP), is a prominent member of the movement, which mobilised youths in support of Mr Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
CP served as CBM’s Imo State Director and on several occasions, including in interviews, pledged to do everything possible to secure Mr Tinubu’s re-election.
The “Unavailable” crooner clarified on his X page after responding to an X user, Princess Luna (@princessluna237), who challenged him following his comments on the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oyo State.
Davido, on Saturday, expressed concern about what he described as entertainers’ silence on issues affecting Nigerians, particularly insecurity.
Luna, however, quoted his tweet, saying, “Na God go punish you and your family. Go and do that performative rubbish in your City Boys group chat and get tf out of my face with all this pretentious nonsense. Na foolish Nigerians I blame.”
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In response, the “Unavailable” hitmaker stated that he had been friends with Seyi Tinubu, the president’s son, long before the City Boy Movement was pioneered.
He wrote, “I am not part of any City Boy group. When I called out the government on American media, you guys rained curses on me.
“I’ve been friends with ST (Seyi Tinubu) for years, and that’s where it stops, and I call and complain to him all the time, even in person. God punish your generation.”
Additionally, Davido stated in another post that the abduction of pupils and teachers weakened him, describing the incident and the wider insecurity situation as a “mess.”
“I’m weak, Nigeria. God, please take control. We can’t continue like this. My heart goes out to the victims and their families. This is messed up. If I talk about the abuse, and if I don’t, they’ll still abuse. I’ll do what my heart tells me, don’t reason it. I’m still on prayer for Nigeria.
“I can’t lie, we entertainers, we fuckup, I won’t lie, including me. We need to speak up; there’s too much injustice. Our country is gone”, said the “Timeless” hitmaker.
