Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable on Thursday, was unable to perform in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital where he was scheduled to thrill the audience at the concert organised by Fuji star, Alhaji Taye Akande Adebisi, famously known as Taye Currency.
Reports gathered by our correspondents said, Portable drew the ire of the Ibadan people after a comment in a viral video late last year in the heat of a conflict between him and his ex-lover, Queen Dami, where he dragged residents of Ibadan, Oyo State, stressing that they lacked basic housing roofing accessories like Plaster-Of-Paris, known as POP, which, in his claim, was widely used in  Lagos and other parts of Nigeria.
Okikiola took to his social media to show the apartment he rented for his estranged lover in a video with POP embellishment, saying such facilities were not obtainable in Oyo and Ibadan in Oyo State.
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The comment drew condemnations among people, especially in Oyo State who took to the social media platforms to vent their displeasure and disgust with the singer’s disregard for the people in the state.
Although, Portable later apologised and announced his invitation to perform at the just held Taye Currency concert, many fans advised him not to come.
NaijaTimesUSA later gathered that Portable who has already arrived in the city for the concert was advised against mounting the stage to perform due to security concerns, potentially arising from the backlash over his comments about POP.
Even though the Oyo State Police Command had guarantee adequate security at the concert, Portable choose to stay safe than sorry.
