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Many Nigerian celebrities didn’t turnout for the
event which started behind schedule.
As it has become peculiar with almost every event
held in Nigeria, the 2016 Nigerian Entertainment
Awards in New York had an ‘African time’ delay.
The annual award ceremony’s 11th edition, which
was scheduled to start at 11pm (Nigerian time)
didn’t begin until a few minutes before 3am.
Unlike last year’s event that had top
entertainment personalities in attendance, several
acts like Wizkid , Davido , Olamide, Lil Kesh , Tiwa
Savage , Yemi Alade, Falz and many more who
bagged nominations in various categories didn’t
turn up for the award ceremony.
While many celebrities went to their social media
pages to solicit for votes from their fans
when the nominations were announced, very
little mention was made about being at the event
on the day as the venue was left almost empty.
YBNL singer Adekunle Gold who won the award
for ‘Best New Act’ and Niniola were among the
few celebs in attendance.
The event held just a day after Saturday’s
successful Buckwyld ‘n’ Breathless concert,
headlined by 2face Idibia and M.I Abaga, which
had several entertainment personalities in
attendance.
This further raises previously held
questions about why an award ceremony for
Nigerian entertainers needs to hold in the United
States.
Perhaps, the skyrocketing exchange rate could
have been a reason for the absence, or maybe
they just don’t regard the award ceremony
important enough for their time and presence.
Source:- The Net
