By Babalola Seyi
D’banj, a popular Nigerian artist, has distanced himself from instigating statements that he was taking sides in the battle between his colleagues Seun Kuti and Peter Okoye.
This statement follows a spat between popular Nigerian artist and online celebrity Peter Okoye and Seun Kuti about support for presidential candidates in the upcoming general elections.
D’banj, in a statement signed by his lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, and made available to reporters on Sunday, urged the public to disregard the “mischief” of a publication maliciously pushed to drive traffic to gossip blogs and stoke non-existent conflict between him and his well-regarded colleagues in the industry.
According to the statement: ”This is to notify the public that Mr Oladapo Daniel (D’Banj) never made any derogatory or disparaging statement against anybody, especially within the entertainment industry, nor has he directed the publication of any such material on his behalf.”
While expressing shock over the false publication attributed to him, the singer added that: “They must all remain one big family in the industry. Though political ideologies may differ and could be expressed in heated ways, the irrefutable truth is that elections will come and go.”
