Wiyalaa has shared her side of the story on wild reports circulating online that her industry colleague Shatta Wale had his team block a Citation of Merit that was to be presented to her at this year’s SummerStageNYC.
SummerStage is one of New York’s most beloved, broadly accessible, free outdoor performing arts festivals which showcase live performances spanning all genres.
In an earlier report published by www.Ghbase.com, Wiyaala refused to accept the Citation of Merit backstage after her colleague Shatta Wale had received his on stage.
It emerged that she took this defiant posture after the President of The Bronx Borough, Vanessa L Gibson, confessed that Shatta Wale’s team prevented her from awarding Wiyaala on stage.
The songstress took to Facebook to give a full account of what happened. She posted;
“At approximately 6pm 13th August, Wiyaala was advised that she and Shatta Wale would be presented with a Citation of Merit by Vanessa L Gibson, President of The Bronx Borough on stage during an interval in his performance at @SummerStageNYC.
“At about 8.15 pm Shatta wale’s performance was paused and Council Member Vanessa L. Gibson and Wiyaala went to the back of the stage for the presentation of the citations. Vanessa went forward to do the presentation whilst an unknown person advised Wiyaala to wait. The presentation was made to Shatta Wale.
“Vanessa then immediately vacated the stage without calling Wiyaala forward. Wiyaala was then told she could receive her award backstage out of sight of the audience. Wiyaala refused to accept the award under these circumstances and left Crotona Park for her hotel,” Wiyaala narrated in her post.
Wiyaala continued: “Vanessa was challenged by members of Wiyaala’s team as to why she had not been called forward to receive her Citation on stage. Initially, Vanessa blamed the organisers (SummerStage NYC) but eventually said that she had been blocked from calling Wiyaala forward by Team Shatta Wale.
“Wiyaala does not accept awards or citations from any organization backstage.
“Wiyaala respectfully requests that Team Shatta Wale confirm if they did block Wiyaala from coming on stage to receive her citation at the same time as Shatta Wale. And if they did no such thing, then Vanessa L Gibson should account for why she disrespected Wiyaala in this manner on a night of supposed unity and mutual support.
“Unless acceptable and credible explanations are forthcoming, Wiyaala has no intention of accepting the Citation of Merit supposedly awarded her by the Bronx Borough.”
“This is what happened and we now move on. Cased closed, good night #Roarrrrrr,” she concluded.
Wiyaala and Shatta Wale are in the United States for the annual outdoor music festival dubbed ‘SummerStage’.
The event is organised by Capital One City Parks Foundation, an independent non-profit organization in New York, USA.
SOURCE: www.Ghbase.com
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