“I’m not a Nigerian artiste. I don’t make money from Nigeria” — Burna Boy

Once again, Grammy award-winning artiste, Burna Boy, has sparked a debate on the Nigerian Twitter space over a tweet in which he claimed that he does not make money from Nigeria. 

 The singer made the statement while responding to various tweets from fans on the microblogging platform. One of the tweets read,

 “Burna boy go soon leave Twitter NG for una.” The African Giant replied, “Me wey no even be Nigerian artist.” 

 Another fan queried the singer’s response with a tweet, which read, “But you dey promote African culture and you Dey deny your own motherland, all na showbiz as usual.”. 

 The Odogwu singer seized the moment to reveal that he does not make money from Nigeria as he tweeted, 

“I’m from here and I live here because I love my home and my people, E no pass like that. I don’t make money from Nigeria. Na only cruise dey here.”

 

I’m from here and I live here because I love my home and my people, E no pass like that. I don’t make money from Nigeria. Na only cruise dey here. https://t.co/szpomnHHO1

— Burna Boy (@burnaboy) May 18, 2021