The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has congratulated the music stars of Burna Boy and Wizkid as the two were among the recipients of the 2021 Grammy awards on Sunday.
The Federal Government reacted to the 2021 Grammy awards wins by the duo, in a statement issued in Lagos on Monday 15th March 2021, by Segun Adeyemi who is the Special Assistant To The President (Media) Office of the Minister of Information and Culture, stated that the Minister described the much-deserved awards as fitting rewards for the persistent hard work of the duo.
He said the 2021 Grammys also represented a global endorsement for the Afrobeat genre of music that has propelled Nigeria’s increasing dominance of the music world.
Alhaji Mohammed expressed the hope that the clinching of the prestigious awards by the two music stars would not only spur them to greater heights, but would also serve as a source of inspiration for others.