Following her reaction after the BET Awards 2015 held in Los Angeles, U.S, Yemi Alade, has revealed why she blasted the organizers of the prestigious awards ceremony.
Reiterating her stand on African artistes on the continent getting the deserved treatment like international counterparts, the Johnny singer insisted that winners of BET awards should not be presented with their awards in private.
Speaking to The Punch the Effizzy Entertainment recording artist said, ‘To
be honest, we do not want to talk about the BET saga again. The reason I
voiced out was because I felt Africans deserve better
treatment; we put
a lot of work into our craft and we deserve to be celebrated like our
colleagues abroad. They should not just nominate Africans and give us
our awards in private, we should also be celebrated and mix with our
colleagues abroad. Beyond the ceremony and party, mingling with our
colleagues at such events would also help us make new friends.’
Continuing, the CloseUp ambassador said further, ‘It would be funny
for people to say that my remark on social media was because I did not
win the award. That would be a very wrong thought. The communication
with them was not so pleasant. They made it look as if they were doing
us a favour. My thought on whether I would be nominated again at the BET
Awards is very simple, God blesses and not man. If God keeps blessing
me, you cannot hate but join the party.’
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