Controversial artiste and rave of the moment, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has reacted to his disqualification from the Headies Awards.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that Headies Awards disqualified Portable for threatening to kill his co-nominees.
A few months back Portable had threatened to kill or cause harm to the other nominees in the same categories of awards he was nominated for if he does not emerge the winner.
The singer was nominated in two categories ‘Rookie of the Year and ‘Best Street-Hop Artiste’
In a statement from The Headies secretariat, the organizers assured the Nigerian music audience of its commitment to promoting talents and individuals of exemplary character in the best interest of society.
The statement partly reads:
“We regret to announce that following numerous indicting statements made by Mr. Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as “Portable”, and the incessant negative attention that Mr. Okikiola has garnered from the Nigeria Police and the general public in recent times, the organizers of the Headies have resolved to disqualify Mr. Okikiola as a nominee at the forthcoming 15th Headies Awards,” the statement reads.
It also cited a series of misdemeanors via Portable’s social media platforms, adding that the singer is the subject of an investigation relating to criminal activities.
Reacting to the disqualification, Portable in an Instagram video said he does not regret his action.
“I do music for a living and I make more money from it, I go by the name portable, I thank God for my life, I got talent, I got God, I got money, I got Fame, I got grace, I got wife, I got children, God bless my family, I got motor, I got a house, I’m blessed, Akoi grace, Akoi blessing mercy dey follow me, I never regret my actions,” he said with his wife by his side.
Recall that Portable had initially landed in trouble with Ogun and Lagos police for what they tagged public exhibition of uncouth attitude