Davido’s interview with an American radio station about the state of the Nigerian economy has gone viral.
In the short clip posted on X (formerly Twitter), the radio host asked Davido if people are trying to leave America and go back home to Nigeria. Davido could not help but stop him midway and ask, “Leave America and go where?”
“Go back where? Let’s be honest. It’s not cool back home. The economy now is in shambles,” he said. “I do my part. I’m an ambassador. When I go home and I’m filming, showing, I’m not going to show the bad part. Now…the exchange rate is messed up. A lot of stuff is just not going well. The economy is just not good anymore.”
“The oil prices are too high, and imagine in a country that produces oil. But regardless entertainment is one of the things that’s made Africa look good. We do not have the best leaders and that’s a fact,” he said.
There were initially calls for Davido not to be allowed to perform in the country for what critics called “national betrayal.”
But many on social media have supported his response and praised him for speaking about the harsh T-Pain era when the naira has fallen to ₦1,700 per dollar, and the cost of petrol is now at a record high.
See how Nigerians are reacting to his comment below:
