Nigeria's Wizkid meets president Talon, declares Benin his new home

Nigerian Afropop star, Wizkid has declared the Republic of Benin his new home after meeting the country’s president and performing in the country’s capital, Cotonou.

The 28 year old who was one of the stars to headline a music festival organised by the country’s Ministry of Tourism of Culture and Sports posted a picture of him meeting president Patrice Talon.

‘‘Thank u Mr President Patrice Talon!! Thank u for the love and Hospitality!’‘ wrote Wizkid.

Thank you for the love and Hospitality

Thank u Mr President Patrice Talon!! Thank u for the love and Hospitality! ?￰ﾟﾇﾧ?￢ﾝﾤ️ Rep of Benin my new home ❤️

A post shared by Wizkid (@wizkidayo) on Aug 20, 2018 at 2:41pm PDT

He also shared clips from his performance at the 3 day festival on his Twitter account.

Cotonou Day 1 ?❤️? pic.twitter.com/8Tb0mpFjZo

— Wizkid (@wizkidayo) August 20, 2018

The other artists that featured at the festival included fellow Nigerian star Davido and Benin’s top artists.

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