Yemi Solade shares the outcome of his refusal to pay for an award plaque

Nollywood actor Yemi Solade has shared the outcome of his refusal to pay for an award plaque.

Taking to his Instagram page, the light-skinned Yoruba actor shared a screenshot of the message from an event organizer where they refused to give him an award plaque over his refusal to pay for the award. In the message, the event organizer was asking the actor for sponsorship in exchange for an award. Since the actor refused to pay for the award, they decided to hold it back to save cost.

Captioning the message, Yemi wrote, “I refused to pay for the award plaque. This is the outcome”.

See reactions below,

One Muyenyen1 wrote, “Do you blame them? It simply shows that the numbers we deal with in terms of votes, streams, and the like can be bought. Just not by everyone who is principled

One Canista2 wrote, “Do I blame them, if not for desperados? Why should I care about awards when I know my onions as a professional

One I Am Godsgift2 wrote, “Shouldn’t the award be on merit? Nigerians will not cease to amaze me. Everything in this country is upside down

One Salau Ibrahim wrote, “Award shouldn’t be paid for

One Bustle Hustle001 wrote, “We worship money too much for this country lol

One Emeka of Lagos wrote, “Tell them boss

One Life_of_florencebeautyskincare wrote, “Dis is not new. V turned down more than 3 awards due to dis. Yeye people. Award na ultimate?

One Meddys Empire wrote, “Oh really. Wonders shall never end”.

A few days back, Yemi had reacted to the heavy backlash he received over his loved-up video with his colleague, Sanusi Izihaq better known as Apa. The actor exchanged words with a troll who unapologetically took a swipe at the actor’s mental state.

In April, Yemi was accused by a lady of sending his nude pictures to her on Facebook. The lady questioned why anyone would think she was making up such a story, as she called the actor a pervert, noting how he has a family and had a family portrait on his Facebook page, yet was sending her his nude pictures.

Back in April of 2023, Solade left a disturbing post on his Instagram page, crying out to God for help. Sharing a photo of him looking sober, Yemi Solade hinted at battling depression, though he didn’t give further information.

Also in April of 2023, Yemi had caused a stir online with his opinion on the best way to survive in Nigeria. The Yoruba actor said that for one to survive in Nigeria, one must belong to a cult to live and to survive.