Th dancehall act during his recent concert dubbed âFreedom Waveâ said "do you know that majority of people in the Ghana music industry are fools?"
âThey told me that I wonât be able to fill my stadium. I donât look up to any stupid Nigeria artiste I look up to my fans. Fuck Nigeria".
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The short clip of his statement went viral and has since been attracting tirades from some Nigerian social media users.
Nigerians descend on Shatta Wale
Nigerians descend on Shatta Wale
Nigerians descend on Shatta Wale
Nigerians descend on Shatta Wale
Nigerians descend on Shatta Wale
However, Shatta fired back at the Nigerian trolls, saying that they should be rather appreciative because Ghana contributes to making Nigerian acts go global.
âAs for Nigerians they think they can always say what they want to say Fuck your talks yaâll who think I spoke the truth this ,I donât even remember you guys promoting Ghanaian artiste in your country ,until u guys will realize your artiste blow in Ghana to say thank you ..Fâ he tweeted.
In another tweet, he said âbring it on and your artiste wonât get that hype they get from Ghana .. I can make that stop ..Donât dare me ..
Itâs the truth, your artiste come here for numbers before the world can recognize them .. Appreciate Ghana supporting your artiste and stop this foolishnessâ
Amidst this controversy online, Wizkid decided to choose peace by saying that âI got a message for you tonight! Me, I donât care if you are black, white, blue or purple. I donât give a *****. I will show you the same love I show my brother or my sister.â
The Nigerian singer was speaking during his performance in Accra. âWe move together in numbers, baby, and I want you to know it is one love, one Africa, every day. Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, we are all one and the same.â