Comedian and actor Gbadamosi Jonathan, better known as MC Edo Pikin, has denied claims that any of the masters of ceremonies at Peller and Javis’ white wedding compared Fela Kuti with Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid.
“The other two MCs didn’t say anything like that. It’s not that they exonerated me. I made sure I worked very well with the other two MCs. Nobody mentioned anything about Fela and Wizkid,” the comedian said in a video on Sunday.
His response followed reports that Seun Kuti, Fela’s son, left the Lagos wedding after one of the MCs allegedly compared Wizkid to his late father.
A video showing the younger Kuti walking through the chandelier-lit hall with two people before heading for the exit quickly spread online.
Calling the claim false, Jonathan said, “We are so agog to negativity, fabricated bad news. At this wedding, there were three MCs. They already had two MCs before the client reached out to me to coordinate his wedding, and the wedding was flawless.”
He described the ceremony as successful and urged Seun Kuti to be patient and confirm facts before reacting.
“Sometimes, you need to listen well. The MCs are even praising you. They’re praising Fela but you didn’t even listen. You just missed the sweet food available for that days. We should always verify.
“The event was so perfect that no bloggers even saw where they could latched on. Egbon Seun, be calming. No be everything na quarrel,” he added.
The incident came months after Seun Kuti warned Wizkid’s fans on Instagram against calling the singer the “New Fela,” calling the comparison disrespectful. Their disagreement later extended to the nickname “Big Bird,” before Wizkid posted on Instagram Stories that he was “bigger than” Fela.
