The former of the Nigerian Football Federation (NNF) Amaju Pinnick has slammed musician Davido with a N2.3 billion suit for his failure to attend the ‘Warri Again’ show after payment.
Pinnick who filed the suit under the name, Brownhill Investments Company Limited, through its counsel, Kelechi Onwuegbuchulem is also demanding an apology from the musician for failing to attend the show.
Listed in the suit filed before the High Court of Delta State in Effurun with number EHC/183/2023 are Davido and his music label, Davido Music Worldwide Limited.
The ex-NFF boss is seeking an order directing the defendants jointly and/or severally to tender a public apology on all the 1st defendant’s social media accounts/handles and in two national daily newspapers for four consecutive days is also asking the court to award N2 Billion as general damages against Davido.
The claimant is praying the court to award against Davido the sum of N150m as legal and professional fees and an additional sum of N30m as the cost of filing the suit.
The claimant also wants the court to order the DMW Boss “to tender a public apology on all the 1st defendant’s social media accounts/handles and in two national daily newspapers for four consecutive days, to the claimant and attendees.”
The claimant in a statement had narrated that in early 2023, Davido approached Pinnick at the Abuja Airport and asked to be a part of the 19th edition of the ‘Warri Again Concert’ event to be held on October 6, 2023.
The claimant noted that Pinnick was hesitant to honour the request, but eventually did as they agreed to pay Davido N70m to perform at the event.
It said afterwards the sum of US$94,500.00 (an equivalent of N70m) was paid on April 6, 2023, and the same was duly acknowledged by the defendants.
According to the claimant, Davido did videos to promote the event ahead of time, but failed to show up on the day of the event.
The claimant went further to note that it spent heavily on print and social media adverts and promotions for the event.
It added that on September 29, 2023, which was exactly a week before the date of the event, a formal letter of reminder was sent to Davido in respect of the event
It stated that the letter contained the flight itinerary of the private jet chartered to personally convey him and his team to and from Warri, Delta State for the event, thereby incurring additional expenses of $18,000.
It said all attempts to reach Davido and his team on the day of the event, October 6, 2023, proved abortive.
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