“They Should Retire” Portable Says Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy and Olamide Have Dominated Nigeria’s Music Scene for Over 10 Years

• Portable has questioned the continued dominance of Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy and Olamide, saying they have remained at the top for more than 10 years and should allow newer artistes to take over.
• His comments have divided social media users, with some supporting his argument while others said the established artistes earned their positions through consistent hard work and talent.

Nigerian singer Portable has sparked debate after saying Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy and Olamide have remained at the top of the Nigerian music industry for too long.

Portable made the claim while comparing the current generation of Afrobeats stars with artistes who dominated the industry in previous years.

“Four artistes have been reigning in Nigeria for over 10 years. Timaya, 2face, and Eedris Abdulkareem came, reigned and left, but Davido, Olamide, Burna boy, and Wizkid have refused to retire and let other artistes to reign.”

The statement has generated mixed reactions on social media, with some users agreeing that established artistes should create room for emerging talents, while others argued that the current stars have maintained their positions through hard work and continued relevance.

@t_coded01: The sky is big enough for everyone to blow, WTF is he spitting

@ShellyM44677: Some of una no sabi comprehend message he’s passing ….no disrespect to any of the afrobeat artist he mentioned …he’s only using them as reference for the Fuji artist

@its_Miguel04: Timaya,2face and Eedris Abdulkareem didn’t just resign Olamide, Wizkid and Davido work so hard to retire them but your generation artists are waiting for them to retired instead of putting in more hardwork and talents. You people are just so lazy

@Efak_pet_john_c: You see that biggest bird there enh, e nor fit retire nor worry, Olamide…