Controversial Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, better known as Portable, has expressed disappointment after meeting with 2023 Labor Party presidential candidate Peter Obi.
Portable had run into the former Governor in Benin City, Edo State, where he was captured exchanging pleasantries with the former presidential candidate. In a clip from the meetup, Portable had lamented bitterly over how the former governor didn’t give him any money. Comparing him to the current President Tinubu, he stated that the President would have given him money if he had the opportunity of meeting him.
He said, “Obi cannot give us anything. Obi didn’t give us anything. If it was Tinubu we met, he would have given us something. Let’s go”.
Since his rise to fame, Portable has had the opportunity to meet with several dignitaries and influential personalities.
In 2022, Portable met with the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and couldn’t hide his excitement. The singer was able to win the admiration of the monarch, who was so impressed with him that he gave him bundles of nairas, and said he would have given him more if he had been informed of his visit.
Also, in 2022, Portable paid a courtesy visit to the legendary Fuji musician Kollington Ayinla and shared a video of him prostrating before the singer. The controversial singer visited him alongside his crew members.
Last year, Portable visited the house of former NURTW chairman, MC Oluomo. Sharing clips from the visit on his Instagram page, MC Oluomo stated that he had the pleasure of hosting a surprise visit from the renowned hip-hop artiste at his home. He revealed that Portable’s insightful perspectives on the event and his music left him feeling inspired.
Early this year, he ran into Tiwa Savãge in London, where he declared her his godmother. The singer hailed the songstress, calling her the Ogbanje of Africa, and went on to crown her the number one of Africa and expressed excitement at seeing her.