Nigerian talent manager, Ubi Franklin has addressed accusations from singer Spyro, who claimed he was scammed under the pretence of Davido’s involvement.
Glamsqaud reported hours ago that in a recent interview on The Link Up podcast, Spyro revealed how he was allegedly scammed by Ubi Franklin, who used Davido’s name to lure him into performing at an event.
Spyro recounted that Ubi Franklin approached him with an offer to perform at a birthday party, claiming Davido had extended the invitation and would pay him $5,000 for the appearance.
Spyro admitted he was initially sceptical about the payment and voiced his concerns to Ubi Franklin, explaining that his minimum performance fee was ₦20 million. Despite his reservations, Ubi Franklin persuaded him, and Spyro ultimately agreed to perform at the event.
After the performance, Spyro confronted Ubi Franklin about the payment, only to learn that Davido was unaware of the arrangement. He further described the incident as a “broad daylight scam” Ubi Franklin of exploiting Davido’s name to deceive him into performing.
Reacting to the accusations, Ubi Franklin shared his perspective in a video, clarifying that he had facilitated a connection between Spyro and a car dealer, expecting a standard 10% commission from the transaction. According to Franklin, Spyro was hesitant to pay the full amount, proposing instead to promote the brand as a way to offset the cost.
Franklin further explained that he insisted Spyro pay the entire sum, noting that if any discounts or waivers were to be made, they would come from his own commission. He detailed that the car was priced at ₦105 million, with his 10% commission amounting to ₦10.5 million.
While in Ghana, Ubi Franklin received a call about a show seeking artists to perform, and he arranged for Iyanya and Spyro to participate for $5,000 (₦8 million). He anticipated that Spyro would address the outstanding 10% commission from the car deal, which he planned to deduct from Spyro’s performance fee.
Franklin explained that Spyro owed him ₦2 million from the car deal commission, equating to the balance between the show earnings and the agreed commission amount.
He said,
“Before that day, Spyro had reached out to me that he wanted to buy the car and I said I was going to connect him so I called the guy because that’s what I do. If I connect you on a deal, I have to make my 10% so he told me they should help him reduce the money that he was going to promote them. I told him they don’t need that and they want their money and I feel like he doesn’t have what it takes to promote the car and get someone to buy it. I then said okay if I’m waiving 10% from this thing, they are going to take it from my money. 10% from N105,000 is N10.5 million. Every transaction that I do, I get my 10%. Even with music, if I give somebody a show, I collect my 10%, if I give someone a gig, anything I do, I get my 10%. I gave him the guy’s number, he went there, I told him ‘when you’re done, my 10% o’, but because I wanted him to have the car I kept quiet for a bit. So on the 30th of October, he went there and picked up the car.”
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