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December 1, 2017: \u00a0President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the renowned hip-hop artistes, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun (WizKid) and David Adedeji Adeleke (Davido), on their awards at the Music Of Black Origin (MOBO). \u00a0This was contained in a\u00a0statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina.<\/p>\n

President Buhari joined the teeming fans of the artistes in Nigeria and all over the world in celebrating the recognition, which saw WizKid winning \u201cInternational Best Artiste\u2019\u2019 MOBO award, while Davido picked the \u201cMOBO Best African Act\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n

‘The President affirms that both singers have showcased the rich talents in the country, and brought pride to the nation through their many songs and performances, commending their dedication, hard work and charity works.\u00a0President Buhari also calls on the upwardly mobile artistes to be cautious and mindful of likely distractions to their careers, urging WizKid and Davido to serve as ambassadors of the country and role models to upcoming musicians.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Former President, Goodluck Jonathan., Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Sen. Ben Murray-Bruce, have also applauded Nigerian music superstar Ayo Balogun, a.k.a Wizkid, for winning the \u2018Best International Act\u2019 at the 2017 MOBO awards. \u00a0Jonathan in a post on his Facebook wall congratulated Wizkid for making Nigeria proud. \u00a0He wrote:\u201cWhen Nigeria does well, I cannot help but feel well.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cMy happiness is tied to the happiness of Nigeria, and when Nigerians break records and take the name of Nigeria to greater heights it exhilarates me.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you Wizkid for raising Nigeria\u2019s flag high for the positive, not the negative.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour emergence as the Best International Act at the #MOBOAwards is a proud moment for Nigeria, and the fact that you emerged over JAY-Z and Drake makes it even more celebratory. WELL DONE.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also, Ben Murray- Bruce eulogized Wizkid on his Twitter handle- @ benmurraybruce,describing the feat as \u2018one of the proudest moments of his life.\u2019<\/p>\n

He wrote: \u201cDear @wizkidayo, I\u2018ve been in the entertainment business as an investor since 1980.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of my proudest moments for Nigerian music is the day you defeated both Jayz and @Drake, two of the biggest stars in the world, to win the Best international Act at the #MOBOAwards, well done.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The ace singerDavid Adeleke, a.k.a Davido, also won big at the MOBO Awards.\u00a0He edged out Wizkid, Mr Eazi, Tiwa Savage, Wande Coal, Maleek Berry and others to pitch the \u201cBest African Act\u201d award.<\/p>\n

The MOBO Awards, which started in 1996, is held annually in the United Kingdom to recognise artists of any ethnicity or nationality performing black music. (NAN)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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