Afrobeats icon Davido has a word of warning for Africans returning home or Americans planning to travel to Africa. He urged them to reconsider because the economy over there “is in shambles.”
“It’s not cool back home,” Davido told host Big Homie Kodaq. The singer said local citizens often pay more for fuel than countries importing it from abroad.
“I do my part, I’m an investor,” he said. “When I go home and I’m filming, I’m not going to show the bad parts… The Nigerians, the exchange rate is messed up… a lot of stuff is not going well.”
He continued: “The economy is just not good. The oil prices are too high, and imagine a country that produces oil. We produce the oil and we pay more money for oil than a country that’s importing the oil.”
Over 65% of Nigerian families can’t afford to eat healthy meals because of the economy.
Davido said entertainment like Afrobeats makes Nigeria look good. “But we do not have the best leaders, that’s a fact.”
Davido said yall black Americans that think you’re gonna get a fresh start in Africa after the 2024 presidential election… you might want to reconsider that dual citizenship
Africa is NOT it rn??? pic.twitter.com/fkuTCAbmD3
— ?Yaq??AKA THE BIG SHARK? (@BigHomieKODAQ) November 20, 2024
Davido and his wife Chioma Rowland posed backstage during Davido & Friends Birthday Concert at State Farm Arena on Thursday, Nov. 21 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Their 3-year-old son, Ifeanyi, died in a drowning at the family home in Lagos in 2022. A nanny and 7 other people at the home were questioned by police and released. No foul play was found.
Davido and Chioma were not at home at the time. Like most loyal wives, Chioma, a popular chef, travels everywhere with her husband.
Check out more photos from the concert below.
