By Gabriel Atumeyi
365Daily – Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has hailed Grammy Award-winning Afrobeat star, Damini Ogulu, popularly called Burna Boy, as the pride of the state.
Wike stated this when Burna Boy, accompanied by his parents and management team paid him a courtesy call at the Government House, Port Harcourt, on Saturday, March 27, 2021.
The Governor, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri, said the state was proud of Burna Boy for the rare distinction of becoming a winner of the prestigious Grammy award.
Wike said: “There is no Rivers person that will say he or she is not happy with the kind of pride you’ve brought us. I am very happy and I can tell you, whatever you think we can do to promote you, we will continue to do it.”
Governor Wike congratulated Burna Boy for the honour he has done to the people of the state all over the world, explaining that when the news broke that he won in the Best Global Music Album category with his Twice As Tall album, the entire state was elated.
He urged the afrobeat crooner not to relent in his musical endeavour, saying, “You’ve done us proud and we owe you a duty to show you love. Wherever you are, your people appreciate you.”
Earlier, the award winning musician said he was deeply grateful and incredibly humbled by the reception and honour conferred on him by the Government of Rivers State.
“I really appreciate being here. This is probably the biggest honour that will be bestowed on me since I was born. It is one thing to win the Grammy and to be applauded everywhere else in the world and another thing to be loved in your own home and that, to me, is worth more than anything I can get. So I appreciate you my Governor for taking your time out to do this.”