Duncan Mighty known by many as “Port Harcourt 1st
Son”came to limelight when he released his debut full-length album Koliwater in 2008, which was a commercial success.He is not too happy with his state government over N50
million outstanding fees for an entertainment concert organized to
rally political endorsement for his state governor.
In a letter made available through online sources, the event tagged
”Celebrity youth endorsement project” was organised in March 2011 in
Port Harcourt , featuring popular acts that included Wande Coal, Banky
W, Ice Prince, Timaya, and I-Go-Dye.
The singer said he single-handedly sourced for funds to cover the
cost of the project after receiving an approval from the governor’s
former chief of staff, Hon. Nyesom Wike who is now the minister of
state for Education and a political rival of Governor Ameachi .
He said, “I was invited to a dinner between (sic) the Actors Guild of
Nigeria (AGN) and the Governor of Rivers State. Immediately after my
performance at the event inside Government House I ran after the
Governor to demand for my money in my usual way, but to my utmost
bewilderment the Governor unequivocally told me point blank that I
should remember that when we did that transaction he was still working
with his former chief of staff, Hon. Nyesom Wike who is now the minister
of state for Education. This is exactly what prompted me to take this
decision of writing this article in other to recover the money which I
worked to earn.”
Duncan Mighty said he had not received any gratification as widely speculated by his colleagues in the industry.
The Rivers State Government is yet to issue an official statement on the allegation.
Source: Trent
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