Last week, MTN announced that they had dropped Wizkid, Timaya, Sean Tizzle and D’Prince as their brand ambassadors and they had a reason for it.
Well, forget the excuse MTN gave. They just had to let superstar
Wizkid go because the deal their competitior, Glo, was offering him was
way higher.
According to blogger Linda Ikeji, Wizkid
actually moved to Glo 4 weeks ago after complaining that MTN was
delaying payment and mostly because Glo offered him more to be their
ambassador. He signed a two-year deal with Glo said to be worth over
N100 million.
The likes of comedian Bovi, AY, Yoruba actor Odunlade Adekola and actor OC Ukeje have also joined Glo.
Well, Wizkid has has shed light on the circumstances surrounding his new endorsement deal with Nigeria’s telecommunications giant, Globacom.
In
a statement in Lagos by his manager, Mr. Sunday Are, Wizkid said
Globacom is a brand he had admired for a very long time considering its
strong persona and its very massive impact and image in the
entertainment industry in Nigeria.
“Globacom is huge in my
industry and I see the evidence of the company’s commitment to improving
the industry and the lives of its practitioners everywhere I turn. To
be honest, it’s been a dream to have a working relationship with the Glo
brand. An opportunity to turn this dream to reality came, and I took
it,” he said.
He added that “it’s an incredible blessing to be
sought after by arguably Nigeria’s two most powerful brands at the same
time. My decision to go with Globacom this time is not an act of spite
against MTN. I simply seized an opportunity to move from Yellow land to
greener pastures. God bless.”