{"id":257115,"date":"2024-11-28T12:24:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T12:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/28\/davido-threatened-over-economy-remarks\/"},"modified":"2024-11-28T12:24:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T12:24:01","slug":"davido-threatened-over-economy-remarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/28\/davido-threatened-over-economy-remarks\/","title":{"rendered":"Davido Threatened Over Economy Remarks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Davido\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Afrobeats superstar, Davido, has alleged he is facing threats to cancel his upcoming Lagos concert following his controversial remarks about Nigeria\u2019s economy on the American podcast\u00a0<strong><em>Big Homies House<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>During the interview, Davido warned Americans against relocating to Africa, particularly Nigeria, citing the country\u2019s struggling economy, which he described as being in \u201cshambles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His comments sparked widespread backlash, with prominent figures like Joe Igbokwe and Reno Omokri publicly criticising him.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to the criticism, Davido took to social media, asserting that the outrage stems from entertainers being the \u201creal ambassadors\u201d of the country.<\/p>\n<p>On his X (formerly Twitter) account, he posted, \u201cY\u2019all mad \u2019cause we the real ambassadors!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In another post, the singer alleged threats to cancel his December show in Lagos over his remarks. 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