I Have Learnt My Lessons- Sonnie Badu Apologises To Kwaku Oteng
Sonnie Badu has taken to Instagram to issue an apology to Kwaku Oteng, the Ghanaian business mogul, after publicly criticizing him for not fulfilling his promise to sponsor the Rhythm of Africa concert.
Following his criticism, some Ghanaians called him out for damaging Dr Kwaku Oteng’s reputation.
In response, Sonnie Badu expressed his loyalty to Kwaku Oteng and apologized for his previous remarks. He clarified that his strong belief in Kwaku Oteng and the potential disappointment of not being sponsored led him to make those comments, but he emphasized that there was no ill intention behind them.
Sonnie Badu posted thus:
Let me use my platform to apologize to Dr. Kweku Oteng for calling him out on Okay 101.7FM – for not sponsoring my concert, ‘Rhythms of Africa’. For those of you who don’t know: I remained loyal to him and honored him gracefully in Atlanta, Georgia.
For my major concert in Atlanta, Dr. Oteng promised to support the project but came up short. For the recently-held concert in Ghana, I paid a courtesy call on him and once again, he pledged to support the project, only for him to disappoint me again – after placing so much trust in his words and hoping he would make amends for his earlier failed promise.
After my visit to him, I excitingly posted on my social media platforms about his willingness to support the project. I must admit that, it was extremely frustrating that an impression was created that Dr. Oteng had supported the successful concert that took place at the Grand Arena over the weekend and I felt the need to clear the air.
Nonetheless, I apologize sincerely to Dr. Oteng for bringing this out in the public domain. I have learnt my lesson not to depend on man and indeed, when I turned back to God, he surprised me and made ‘Rhythms of Africa’, arguably one of the best events in Ghana thus far. God bless you, Sir!
Backstory
During an interview on Okay FM, Sonnie Badu shared an interesting revelation about Kwaku Oteng’s sudden withdrawal from sponsoring his highly anticipated Rhythm of Africa concert, despite initially promising to do so.
This unexpected turn of events posed a potential threat to the success of the concert as it emerged that other prominent figures also failed to honour their promise to the UK-based Ghanaian artiste and preacher of sponsoring his program.
Sonnie Badu also clarified that he did not finance his concert using his expensive Rolex watch, as some online portals had falsely claimed it dominated entertainment in Ghana for a couple of hours.
He expressed his frustration with how Ghanaians tend to cherry-pick certain parts of interviews to fit their agendas, which resulted in his ‘Rolex’ interview being blown out of proportion. It is important to note that Sonnie Badu’s concert incurred a significant cost of over $180,000, making it impossible for his Rolex watch to serve as a sponsor.
