Organizers of the Headies Awards have disqualified singer Habeeb Okikiola aka Portable from the list of nominees.
The ZaZoo Zehh crooner was nominated in the ‘Rookie of the Year’ and ‘Best Street-Hop Artiste’ alongside Av, Fave, Magixx, and Ugocci.
A statement by the organizers on Tuesday said Portable was disqualified from the forthcoming 15th Headies Award due to his unruly attitude.
In the 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.
“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 Okikiola as a nominee at the forthcoming 15th Headies Awards,” the statement reads.
The organizers of the Headies Awards, say that it is a law-abiding and responsible organization that hates any form of violence, unlawful gathering, or activities ravaging our society.
“We shall not condone reckless and uncouth statements from artists and at this moment disassociate ourselves from any individual linked to such assembly or activities, including Mr Okikiola’s prospects, as long as these acts are sufficiently linked to him as described.
“The music industry demands all-around excellence. It is extremely important for young artists to be potential role models to exude professional responsibility, pretiquettecorum and respect for others,” the statement adds.
On May 25, the ‘Zazu Zeh’ crooner threatened to kill, harm or cause harm to the other nominees for the same awards he was nominated for if he did not emerge as the winner.
He had said, “Those are my awards. Anybody else who wins, I will ask for them to be killed. I will ask them to kill the person. If the organizers give my award to someone else, they will die.”
On July 18, Portable posted a video on his Instagram page where he boasted that he is the founder of the notorious cult group ‘One Million Boys’.
He said, “Have you heard of Ajah boys, One Million Boys? I established them.”This prompted the police to investigate his activities, even though he had since recanted the statement, claiming that he was referring to his one million followers on Instagram.
Before that, on June 17, the singer recorded himself where he ordered his group of friends to assault and inflict bodily harm on his accused friend, DJ Chicken.
He said, ‘E na eleyi paa jo!’ (beat him mercilessly!).
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