Kunle Rasheed, the media assistant of Wasiu ‘Kwam 1′ Ayinde, has revealed the cause of the rift between the Fuji singer and Kunle Ayanlowo, his former drummer.
Ayanlowo recently accused Kwam 1 of treating his band members as “slaves”.
The instrumentalist claimed he “achieved nothing” while working for the Fuji singer for more than three decades.
Ayanlowo further urged the people to hold the renowned artist accountable if he suffered any harm.
Kwam 1 failed to respond to allegations when approached by TheCable Lifestyle.
Speaking on behalf of his principal, Rasheed stated that the feud between the two began at an occasion where Ayanlowo allegedly disrespected Kwam 1 in public.
According to the singer’s representative, the drummer arrived late to the show and was not dressed appropriately.
He claimed that when Kwam 1 saw him, he instructed Ayanlowo not to perform with them that day, which led to their falling out.
Kwam 1’s aide claimed that the instrumentalist “got angry” and asked the singer, “Are you God?” before departing the premises.
Rasheed claimed Anyanlowo would subsequently ask Ayinde for forgiveness, but his cries went unheard.
He added that the instrumentalist “decided to turn against Kwam 1 because he was not reinstated to the band”.
“What happened between K1 and the drummer is that he was at an event. I was there. It was not as if I was told. I was there at that event. He came in late. And he was not wearing the band uniform,” Rasheed said.
“So K1 was on stage already and was about to speak to the mic then he looked back and saw him. Maybe people were wearing blue he was wearing red. K1 said ‘You cannot perform here’. And instead of this guy pleading, he said ‘are you God? You are not God now’ to his boss. Publicly like that. That was what happened. I do not know why people are saying rubbish.
“K1 now said ‘No it should not be’. And the drummer left majestically. Since then he has been begging K1 to take him back. And K1 did not bulge with the way they were begging him. K1 said ‘how can you just insult me publicly like that?’
“He now felt he had pleaded enough that was why he went all out. He felt that since K1 did not accept his apology. I can give you like five people that he called to beg Alhaji. Lawyer Akinpelu is one of them. Fojabi of Goldmyne is one of them. A man called Ibro too much Money is one of them. He was calling everybody. He even called my own friend in London to appeal to K1.
“K1 did not accept that apology because he was pained that how can you just talk to me like that publicly? He now turned to say K1 is a bad person. He did not know he was a bad person before working with him for 32 years.
“He was the one who brought Kamoru Bata that plays bata. If K1 treats you like a slave, why would you bring another person into the band?
“Bata that you brought has built two houses and is on the verge of completing the third. And you are saying you did not gain anything.”
