Breaking: President Buhari congratulates Wizkid, Davido on their win at MOBO Awards

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- President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated both Davido and Wizkid on their recent win at MOBO Awards

- Wizkid went home with the award for the Best International Act, while Davido won the award for Best African Act

- Mr President said their win has mad the nation proud

NAIJ had earlier reported that popular Nigerian musicians Wizkid and Davido had won awards at the recently organised Music of Black Origin MOBO Awards.

Wizkid went home with the award for the Best International Act beating Drake, SZA, Cardi B, JAY-Z, Kendrick Lamar while Davido won the award for Best African Act beating out Eugy, Juls, Maleek Berry, Mr Eazi, Sarkodie and others.

Now, President Buhari has come out to congratulate the musicians for doing the country proud. He sent them his message via his official Twitter account.

His full statement below:

PRESIDENT BUHARI CONGRATULATES WIZKID, DAVIDO ON AWARDS

President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates renowned hip-hop artistes, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, WizKid, and David Adedeji Adeleke, Davido, on their awards at the Music of Black Origin (MOBO).

President Buhari joins the teeming fans of the artistes in Nigeria and all over the world in celebrating the highly deserved and meritorious recognition, which saw WizKid winning “International Best Artitse’’ award, while Davido picked the “Best African Act’’.

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.

President 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.

Femi Adesina

Special Adviser to the President

(Media& Publicity)

December 1, 2017

Vice President Osinbajo also congratulated the duo saying their hardwork and talent has been appreciated on the world stage.

Meanwhile, former president Goodluck Jonathan and ex vice president Atiku Abubakar as well as Senator Ben Bruce had earlier congratulated both Wizkid and Davido on their wins.

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