Portable’s ‘Ibadan POP Diss’ Backfires, Unable to Perform at Taye Currency’s Concert

Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, was unable to perform overnight at the musical concert of popular Fuji musician, Alhaji Taye Currency, over safety reasons.

Reports gathered by Tribune Online from various sources said Portable, who had last year, in a viral video, revealed certain details about his love-gone-sour escapades with a lady, dragged residents of Ibadan, Oyo State, stressing that they lacked basic housing roofing accessories, Plaster-Of-Paris, known as POP, which, in his claim, was widely used in Lagos and other parts of Nigeria.

This diss didn’t augur well with many, especially in Oyo State who took to his social media platforms to vent their displeasure.

Even after he apologised and announced his invitation to perform at the just held Taye Currency concert, many fans advised him not to come.

Portable was visibly absent at the show till the time of filing this report, and investigation proved that he arrived at Ibadan and was lodged in a hotel close to the Palms Mall venue, but couldn’t perform at his scheduled time due to security concerns.

Why we didn’t allow Portable perform in Ibadan — Concert management

The concert management of the Taye Currency concert held yesterday in Ibadan, Oyo State, has given reasons why they didn’t allow Habib Okikiola, better known as Portable, to perform overnight.

Speaking exclusively to Tribune Online, Jarule Entertainment, the curator of the concert, said that when it became obvious that there were verified concerns about the singer’s security, owing to his recent comments about Ibadan, it was decided that he stayed off the venue altogether.

Jarule said, “We spoke to the commissioner of police about the matter and even signed an undertaking. We were provided with adequate security at the venue but we got reports that some people were still asking around for Portable’s whereabouts and lodging in Ibadan. It was then decided that he {Portable} stay off the show altogether.

“He was the only one unable to perform on the list. It is an unfortunate situation but as a professional management outfit, security comes first. This is the reason he couldn’t perform. We hope that the matter will be resolved as soon as possible.”