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Tiwa Savage Urges Beyonce To Speak On #EndSARs Movement In Nigeria

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3 years ago

October 17, 2020

There have been ongoing protests against police brutality grip major Nigerian cities, some Nigerians in the diaspora are planning a rally in solidarity with the #EndSARS movement. Lil Baby, Trey Songz, Big Sean and more have lent their voices in support of the Nigerian youths.

Nigerian singer and songwriter Tiwa Savage, recently took to Instagram to urge Beyonce not to ignore what’s happening in Nigeria. She made a public plea to Beyoncé.

“I was involved, recently, in a project that I was so proud of, like as an artist I was so so proud to be called to be among the few people that was involved in this project. It’s called ‘Black Is King: The Gift album,'” Tiwa said.

Tiwa Savage Pleads With Beyonce To Address #EndSARs Movement In Nigeria

“But I want to use my platform right now to call Beyoncé and the whole team that reached out to a lot of Nigerians. Nigerian artists, Nigerian producers, Nigerian video directors, dancers, creatives.”

“I’m calling on Beyoncé and her team, the same way they used their platform… to elevate and to show the world that Black is King and how beautiful Afrobeat and Africa our culture is,” The singer added.

“I want them to please use their voice and their platform right because the same country that birth this genre is on fire right now.” Tiwa Savage alongside Wizkid, Tecno, Mr Eazi, Yemi Alade are the Nigerian singers that featured on Beyonce’s ‘The Gift Album.