Rich folks have weaponised poverty to make poor worship them – Wizkid
Afrobeats artist Ayodeji Balogun, widely known as Wizkid, has alleged that Nigeria’s wealthy individuals have exploited poverty to make the less privileged “worship” them.
He made this assertion while engaging in a social media feud with fellow musician Davido on Wednesday.
Despite the latter’s affluent upbringing, Wizkid asserted that he is wealthier and more accomplished than Davido. He went on to label Davido a “spoilt rich kid” and claimed that Davido charges significantly less than many of their peers in the industry.
Wizkid countered Davido’s self-imposed title as the “001” of the Nigerian music industry, saying he surrounded himself with poor people to worship him because rich people have weaponised poverty in Nigeria.
“Naija is a place the rich weaponize poverty so you carry all these broke boys in real life and get dem visa so they worship u and not tell u abt yourself. Call you 001 you delusional fuck aye you idiot! The only time you’re 001 is when you’re in your house. You’re not 001 of nothing but Instagram followers!
“You don’t make more money than anybody in Nigeria in music! Cheap guy! Everything about you screams cheap,” he wrote.
