Nigerian singer, Iyanya Onoyom Mbuk widely known as Iyanya has opened up on the reason he took the lady from ‘Davido Concert’ on a date.
GIDIBASE had earlier reported on the whole brouhaha after Iyanya posted a photo of the young lady who was reported to be in a relationship on his Instagram launching a hunt for her.
After a few days, he reportedly found the girl and posted a photo of her informing the public he had found her.
The post however got a lot of critics and many criticized the move calling him a clout chaser.
On Tuesday, May 2nd, Iyanya decided to set the record straight and explain why he went on the date with Florence.
He shared photos and emphasized that he only met her on the boat, and there was no ulterior motive.
He explained how he sighted Florence at Davido‘s Timeless concert, and after tweeting about her beautiful smile, she reached out to him.
When he learned about her situation, he felt that it would be nice to give her a treat in Lagos. Therefore, he had his team contact her and make plans for her to come to Lagos so he could help make her happy.
He said;
“You all remember how it started 2 Sundays ago when I sighted an amazing girl at Davido’s Timeless concert. She was eyeing me throughout my performance , I couldn’t forget her beautiful smile and I tweeted about it.
“Luckily, Florence reached out, I tweeted her picture and I asked my team to reach out to her, while her conversation went on with the team, we found out she has been depressed and only came for the Davido concert as a way to make herself happy and my team asked why she was depressed and she told us one of her close relatives had been battling cancer, when I was informed I felt like it will be nice to give her a treat in lagos.
“I had my team contact her and make plans for her to come to Lagos so I can help put a smile on her face. Life is too short not to spread kindness 💙
“Florence got to Lagos on Saturday and my team made sure she had the best time here. We got her accommodation… LV perfume , Boat cruise, iPhone 📱 few other things to make her feel special. She deserves it!
“When Florence arrived lagos on Saturday I wqs ant in lagos, I had events in calabar and PH respectfully , when came back Monday afternoon. I headed to Sliver Jetty and spent the afternoon with Florence on a boat cruise. She’s amazing guys. She has dreams of becoming an Influencer.
“To assist Florence on becoming an influencer, I got her a brand new iPhone to make this easier and create good content. Watch out for Florence, she’s going to do great things 💫 #InfluencerAlert
“NB. I only met Florence for the first time on the boat and my team dropped off at her hotel, I didn’t bring her here for any other agenda but to make sure she was happy after all she’s been through. Thank you all and keep supporting the movement.”
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