Why I dumped music, relocated from Nigeria – Veteran rapper, Eldee

• Veteran singer, Eldee has spoken out candidly about the reason why he left music and relocated out of the country
• The singer in a recent podcast revealed he had left music to clear his head after he was scammed 

Nigerian hip-hop artiste, Sikirullahi Olanrewaju Dabiri, popularly known as Eldee The Don, recently revealed why he walked away from music and relocated from Nigeria.

The former member of the now-defunct Trybesmen said he left the country to “clear” his head after being “scammed” by an advice agency that took money from investors and told them they were investing it in his music.

The rapper revealed this while speaking on the newest episode of the King of Talks podcast, presented by comedian Teju Babyface.

Eldee claimed it took him nearly a year to realize he was being duped after amassing massive debts.

He stated that some of his team members left their families in other countries to come to Nigeria to work on the project, only to be disappointed.

In his words:

“What happened was that, Shayman introduced me to a gentleman called Tonye Akindele, who at a time had a capital advisory firm. What they do is to look for business to invest in. They have people who fund those portfolios.

“So they approached me for a partnership. And I accepted. But unbeknown to me, what was happening was him [Tonye Akindele] and his partner had the people who were funding the record label but the label was not getting money. I was still funding my music.

In another story, Eldee gives reason why People In Their 70s Shouldn’t Be President 

In a recent interview with media personality JOI, ElDee stated that it is a sign of failure.

ElDee said;

“There is no reason why people who are in their 70s are trying to be President in Nigeria.

To me, it is a failure because it means you haven’t groomed anybody this whole time wey fit come in, come bring in new ideas. You believe sat na you go still do am. Na still this you go do everything.

My mentality is, let new people in.”

The singer also revealed that his father brought the internet to Nigeria, adding that he inherited ICT knowledge from his father.