- Nigerian talent manager Ubi Franklin denies Spyro’s deceit allegations, claiming they are false and aimed at damaging his reputation.
- The controversy began when Oludipe David, real name Spyro, shared his experience on the Echoo Room podcast.
- Ubi allegedly contacted him for a $5,000 performance, claiming Davido would cover the payment. Franklin later confirmed that Davido was never involved.
Nigerian talent manager Ubi Franklin has refuted the allegations of dishonesty made against him by Nigerian artist Spyro. Franklin characterized Spyro’s assertions as entirely unfounded and intended to damage his reputation.
The dispute originated when Spyro, whose birth name is Oludipe David, recounted his experience on the Echoo Room (The Link Up) podcast. He claimed that Ubi had reached out to him to perform at an event, asserting that Davido would be responsible for the $5,000 payment.
However, following his performance, Spyro learned that Franklin had misled him, as Davido was not involved, a fact that Franklin later corroborated.
According to him, “I have an issue with Ubi Franklin. Ubi was one of the people I ‘respected’. Ubi just came down and said David said we should come perform at the birthday party that he was invited to, and he was going to give us 5k. I called him to the side and said, ‘Bro, first of all, I don’t charge 5k.’ In my Nigerian currency, the least I would do is N20 million.
“On getting there, David was on stage, he came back from the stage and Ubi just came to me, he said ‘you’re going on the stage now’ before you know it, MC don announce, Spyro! And right after, I said okay Ubi, shebi you don sha make me, I don perform now, where my money wey you say David say him go give us“
He said no don’t go and buzz David o, he’s not the one actually, let me tell you the truth, he’s not the one that said you guys should come and do the show’. I was like, are you kidding me? So David doesn’t even know anything about this, so you just used David’s name, this is broad daylight scam bro!”
This startling disclosure led Spyro to characterize the event as a “daylight scam,” asserting that Franklin had misrepresented the opportunity for his own benefit. Spyro’s assertions ignited a public controversy, prompting Franklin to counter the claims and assert that the accusations were unfounded and an effort to damage his reputation.
Franklin underscored his readiness to defend himself vigorously, considering the potential repercussions on his career and personal relationships.
In a statement on his social media platform X (formerly Twitter) @ubifranklin1, he conveyed his exasperation regarding the matter, declaring, “I will not allow anyone destroy my name.
And please it’s time you all stop trying to use David’s name to make your story sweet or get people to pay attention to your story.“
“Why would I tell david friend who is a growing artiste that david said when I know you have direct links to him, how does this make sense ?
“I don’t even understand this at all and gullible people will believe ( I have never used david to take anything from anyone ) you want to use me to start your PR for the year, it’s not me cos a lot is at stake and I won’t let you do that.
“Pay me my 10% from the car I helped you buy and told you to pay me my 10% you said I should wait till you finish paying, I know you have finished paying since december, kindly credit me the balance cos I have 5k dollars meant for you and you have 10.5m meant for me.
“If we do plus and minus by you owe me 2.5million cos 5k Dollars is 8m. Thank you.”
Franklin’s response to Spyro’s accusations elicited a variety of reactions from internet users. Many observed that his clarification lacked clarity, and this was not the first instance of such behavior from the talent manager. Others contended that he indeed deceived Spyro and should be held accountable for his actions.
Reacting to the post…
@Plutoxxxx248 posted: “I’m tryin to understand something.. So you’re saying you took his $5k payment for his performance fees because you believe he owed you 10% from the money he used to purchase a car? You’re requesting 10% from a buyer you linked to a seller and not the seller himself?”
@AyoMyk posted: “He’s just posted a screenshot to corroborate his story, can you like do something like that to help us believe your end?”
@KingSaul_1 posted: “When you tell that your 10% story, did it make sense to you? There’s just dishonesty written all over it. How dare you hold someone’s payment back with the claim that he owed you? You are a car sales man now? This guy is a dishonest thief!”
@YoingFaceF posted: “At this point you just admitted that you scammed him before
Bro you nor dey tire for all this different talk about you haha”
@cragesliim posted: “You introduce me to a gig, a house to buy, a car to buy I will pay you 10% bro are you a thief?
So what happens to the seller get his complete money while me the buyer pays for introducing!!
Una dy do sha?’’
@fedicson4u posted: “Agreement is agreement 🤝 when it’s time for settlement don’t come and start talking nonsense// people dey drop for breach of contract or agreement 😞// if T FT you know you know”
