Nigerian songstress, Yemi Alade has reacted over the quit notice threats by Arewa youths to the Igbos, asking them to vacate the North. The multiple award winning diva whose mother is Igbo stated that there are no gains in disunity.
The Johnny singer made these statements on her Snapchat page. She puts it this way: “The only tribes are the elites and the masses. There are no gains in disunity #Naijaforlife. What are you fighting for? Tribe? Just tribe? Disunity only leads to bloodshed. Dear Nigerians, history has never recorded any gains in disunity”
Alade made her musical debut in an all-girl group called Noty Spices in 2005, but her music became widely popular after she won the Peak Talent Show in 2009. She later released her first single “Fimisile” under the Jus’ Kiddin’ label.In 2012, she signed onto the music label, Effyzzie Music Group, and released her single “Ghen Ghen Love”.
In July 2013, Alade released the video for her romantic afro-R&B song “Bamboo”, produced by Fliptyce. “Bamboo” went on to be a moderate hit and a popular wedding song. In the last quarter of 2013, she broke records when her most recent hit single, “Johnny”, produced by Selebobo, was leaked on the internet. The song became an international smash hit as it dominated music charts in Tanzania, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, Liberia, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and the United Kingdom, among others. It has been listed as one of the best songs of 2013, despite the fact that it was released towards the end of the year and without a music video.