In an interview with popular on the air personality, Daddy Freeze, a Tanzanian showbiz promoter, who organized an event recently in Tanzania where Kizz Daniel failed to perform gave his own account of what happened.
Basic Facts
- The show’s promoter, who identified himself as Stephen Uwa in the interview, claimed that Kizz Daniel declined to perform because the airline forgot to bring his bag.
- According to him the bag contained his gold chains, all of which he must wear for the event.
- The Buga singer was arrested for failing to perform at the Warehouse, Old Nextdoor Arena in Tanzania, on Sunday night, as part of his Afro Classic World Tour.
- The 28-year-old Nigerian singer, Kizz Daniel was arrested by security agents in Tanzania by the event promoter for breach of contract.
What We Know
The Tanzanian police detained Kizz Daniel on Monday as a result of his alleged refusal or failure to appear at a concert on August 7 despite having been allegedly paid for his appearance by the show`s promoter.
The promoter, Uwa claimed to have spent no less than $300,000 on the concert, including allegedly paid to $60,000 for Kizz Daniel’s fee to participate. Despite this, the singer failed to perform.
The promoter claims he was sobbing and pleading with Kizz Daniel to perform in other to avoid damage to his (Uwa`s) reputation, but the singer refused to honour his part of the bargain.
Notable Quote
Speaking on the show with Daddy Freeze, the Tanzania promoter said:
“He (Kizz Danniel) said the airline didn’t bring his bag that is why he cannot perform because his gold chain is not there and he had a gold chain on his neck. He wanted everything.”
“I paid this guy $60,000 to perform on this show. I went down on my knees. I was like ‘Bro, you are damaging me. I am trying to build my company here. You are going to damage me.
“I begged this guy ‘Save my career, save me”. I was on the table with Kizz Daniel for like five hours begging him, kneeling for him”
Takeaway
Kizz Daniel’s absence at the concert venue stirred anger and saw fans damaging part of the concert arena.
As a result, the organisers had Kizz Daniel and some of his crew members arrested by policemen from their hotel.
Clariform cannot independently confirm these claims the promoter made on the show, which our reporter watched online.
