The Headies stated in a public statement that if the musician does not retract his statement and provide an apology on his social media platforms, it may be obliged to disqualify him.
“We have notified Okokiola’s behavior to fellow nominees and the Nigerian police.” A demand has also been made for an immediate withdrawal of the video as well as a written apology to the nominees in both categories as well as The Headies.
Should Mr. Okikiola fail to meet our demands, we will not only disqualify him from participating in The Headies but also enforce the instrumentality of the law.
The general public are hereby implored to disregard the video and stop the dissemination of same in the public space.”
In a video on Wednesday, Habeeb Okikiola aka Portable, claimed other nominees are no match for him. He further threatened to kill anyone who wins any of the categories in his place.
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