Did Mariah Carey’s 10 Hours In Nigeria Cost Access Bank N200million after staff lay-off?

Mariah Carey's trip to Naija has already given the country a bad name just like Kim K's.Criticism outside the country has trailed Mariah Carey’s appearance in Lagos for the Access Bank End Of The Year bash at the prestigious Intercontinental hotel in Victoria Island, Radar Online's report on Mariah's appearance:

Mariah Carey proudly posted a pic of herself in a slinky yellow dress and wrote, “Backstage in Nigeria” on Saturday. But maybe the songbird should have done some homework before agreeing to the gig?

Her show was at Access Bank’s Christmas Party which was also a farewell bash for the bank’s managing director. And while Access Bank is a reputable financial institution, should Carey have known a few basics about the African nation before taking the paycheck?

Ironically — given that she was performing for bankers — it seems Carey wasn’t aware Nigeria is well-known as the center of the world’s email financial crimes! Nigeria is even part of the name — as in “Nigerian 411 Scams.”

 
And now criticisms have come from inside the country after logistics of the deal went public.
It was reported by The National Enquirer that Mariah Carey’s trip to Nigeria cost Access Bank around the sum of N200million and they went further to claim some statements by some aggrieved staff:

“I can’t imagine why a whole bank, an institution entrusted in keeping public fund will embark on such a monumental waste of spending such a stupendous amount on bringing a musician from the U.S for just a party, what kind of party are you doing that can’t pay a Nigerian artiste, we knew that was why he sacked almost 200 staff last month to be able to accommodate the wasteful party and launder some funds, the MD is too randy, that was how they’re using people’s money to acquire private jet, this is somebody that’s lobbying to become governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, his days are definitely numbered, we’re compiling documents of some of his financial atrocities to give to the press soon, we must expose them” one of the aggrieved staff reportedely told National Enquirer.

The bank’s outgoing MD, Aig Imokhuede had reportedly wanted Mariah to sing for him in person, and the bank had decided to make his send-off grand by granting him his wish. The singer left for Angola in a private jet.
The sum is particularly extravagant, considering that the bank had just recently laid off 200 staff.

Some photos from the event below:

 

 

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