Grammy Awards 2021: FG Pays Tribute To Burna Boy, Wizkid

The Federal Government on Monday March 15, 2021 joined other well meaning Nigerians in celebrating Afro beat music super stars, Burna Boy and Wizkid, for their feats at the just concluded 63rd Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles, USA.
The minister of information and culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed in a statement issued in Lagos by his special Assistant on Media, Segun Adeyemi, described the much deserved awards as fitting rewards for the persistent hard work of the duo.
Mohammed said the awards also represented a global endorsement for Afro beat genre of music that has propelled Nigeria’s increasing dominance of the music world.
He expressed hope that the clinching of the prestigious awards by Burna Boy and Wizkid would not only spur them to greater heights but would also serve as a source of inspiration for others.
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has also congratulated both Nigerian born singers, Burna Boy and Wizkid, for winning their first Grammy awards. PDP’s National Publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said Wizkid and Burna Boy’s victory showed that Nigerians have a resilient spirit.
In a related development, former vice president of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and senator Shehu Sani have taken time to congratulate Burna Boy and Wizkid on their first Grammy Award win.
These highly rated personalities expressed how happy and proud they were to see a Nigerian lifting the Grammy award, an achievement they considered as a great and prestigious one.
In Atiku’s words: “I am delighted and proud as Nigerian Wizkid’s Grammy win. Wizkid is an epitome of talents that abound in Nigeria, congrats @ Wizkido, congrats @ Burna Boy# Grammy.
In the same vein, senator Shehu Sani, said “congratulations to @ Burna Boy and @ Wizkidayo for the #Grammy. Africa has come of the age #Grammys 2021”.
Meanwhile, former Chairman of the Performing Musicians Employers Association of Nigeria (PMAN) Rivers State chapter, Mr Robin Maja (the farms) has also congratulated the Rivers State born Afro beat superstar, Burna Boy, whom he described as “a home boy who has made the state proud in the global stage”.