Nollywood veteran actor, Jude Chukwuka has expressed gratitude to Naira Marley after the singer redeemed his N1 million pledge to him.
The Castle & castle actor was awarded the N1 million for a karaoke version of Mafo, a popular track of Naira Marley.
Chukwuka’s performance of Mafo had attracted the attention of many Nigerians, including Naira Marley, who called on his fans to help him find the actor so he could receive the cash reward.
“I’ve got 1million Naira here for you sir. Marlians help me find him,” the Mafo crooner tweeted.
Following the redeeming of Naira Marley’s pledge, Chukwuka took to social media to thank the music star.
“@nairamarley thank you for the gift and a special thanks to all the #marlians,” he captioned a video shared on his Instagram page.
Speaking with The Cable after the karaoke went viral, Chukwuka said he enjoys Nara Marley’s tunes, adding that the singer is not as bad as the media portray him.
His words; “Well, I’m an adult. I enjoy music. I always enjoyed Naira Marley’s songs. I started listening to his music after I wondered what it was that made people throng to him the way they do.
“I saw that he wasn’t as bad as people accused him to be. His type of music really made me happy; I enjoyed it like I do most of these contemporary songs like they do now. I even listen to Davido.
“During this coronavirus lockdown, I thought to vibe to these songs and put them on Instagram. I’ve done a number of them and I do them every Friday. That day, I just did Naira Marley’s Mafo.
“Before I knew it, it went viral. I saw it when he said he owed me N1 million. I reached out and I was told he had the terms and conditions. That’s where I’m now. He’s yet to make good on this.”
