In the early hours of Thursday, a group of Lawyers exited an event hosted by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Their departure was attributed to their inability to tolerate the selection of Portable as the headline performer.
The concert, dubbed Unbarred, went down at the Velodrome, nestled within the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja, as part and parcel of the NBA Annual General Conference.
The lawyers, who’d been twiddling their thumbs waiting for the programme to kick off, were left wide-eyed when Portable took the spotlight, at what was touted as the biggest NBA-AGC closing party ever.
NBA President Yakubu Maikyau dished out a quick spiel before the edgy singer strutted onto the stage.
Videos circulating on social media exhibit Portable, shirtless, scaling some of the stadium’s equipment. Many of the lawyers expressed their reservations about the selection of the Zazu singer and opted to leave the event.
On the other hand, some lawyers chose to remain and witness the performance by the contentious artist.
See video of Portable performance below;
na portable NBA invite for national law week😭💀 pic.twitter.com/SIWcG1ouck
— Osakpọlọ📚🎙️ (@itzosakpolo) August 31, 2023
Portable at the NBA Conference.🤦🏽♂️. pic.twitter.com/lirGT8h62p
— Chijioke Ifediora (@CjIfediora) August 31, 2023
Imagine Portable’s show at NBA.
I am sure he was as high as a kite.pic.twitter.com/WLK7Hz0BQc
— Uncle Charles (@UncleCCA) August 30, 2023
Around 1 am, these protesting lawyers were caught, in videos and photos, leaving the stadium, either strutting away or zooming off in their cars.
Watch the video of angry Lawyers walking out of the venue below;
Na portable nba give us, ati fi owo pe werey 😂 #nbaconference pic.twitter.com/72KI9dBA58
— Adedayo Mustapha (@adedayo_mustaph) August 30, 2023
Unbarred is a live concert specially organized for legal professionals as part of the annual NBA conference, traditionally held a day ahead of the association’s yearly general meeting.
Previous editions have featured performances by artists like 2baba, Wande Coal, Teni, Bez, Brymo, Duncan Mighty, Nini, Falz, Olamide, and Ruger.
In similar news, singer Portable knocks his senior colleague Adekunle Gold for making an odd request.
In a trending video, Portable revealed Adekunle Gold approached him to participate in his new song, Ogaranya challenge.
The Zazu singer in the clip suggested he turned down the request as he wanted a feature instead.
Watch the video below;
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