“Wizkid’s ‘Morayo’ album has generated more revenue than the governor of Osun State” – Popular Critic Reno Omokri

According to Reno Omokri, a former advisor to former President Goodluck Jonathan, afrobeats superstar Wizkid’s most recent record, “Morayo,” brought in more money in just two weeks than Osun IGR did in 2023.

He wrote, “Please fact-check me: In two weeks, Wizkid’s Morayo album has generated more revenue than the total Internally Generated Revenue raised by Osun State in 2023.

Perhaps if Senator Ademola Adeleke were more focused on governance than he was on dance, Osun State would not have the lowest internally generated revenue in the Southwest. 

You can imagine a governor twerking while his state is sinking! I like dancing myself. But I will not be dancing while the people I govern are grimacing. Once or twice is okay. But when it becomes habitual, it can be politically fatal.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, Osun State generated less internal tax revenue than Ekiti State. Please note that Ekiti has fewer mineral resources than Osun, only half her population, and just two-thirds of her landmass.”

He claimed that if Governor Adeleke had concentrated more on governing rather than dancing whenever he could, he would have done a better job of increasing the state’s revenue.

Omokri has previously maintained that Osun still needed to improve its revenue-generating capabilities under the administration of Governor Adeleke.