Telecoms giant, MTN on Friday terminated its contract with Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage and Davido among others.
Following
the development, the management has also released the names of it’s
2016/2017 celebrity ambassadors to include Praiz, Chidinma, Iyanya,
Tekno, Falz and more.
The termination and release of new
signers was made public through the press release by the management
saying: “In line with its commitment to supporting Nigerian musicians by
providing alternative platforms through which they can receive
lucrative value for their intellectual property, MTN has announced brand
ambassadors for 2016-2017.
“Music
ambassadors for 2016-2017 are: Praiz (Praise Adejo); Iyanya (Iyanya
Mbuk);Chidinma(Chidinma Ekile); Falz (Folarin Falana); Tekno Miles
(Augustine Kelechi) andSkales (Raoul Njeng-Njeng)
“Four other ambassadors are – Saka, (Hafiz Oyetoro); Nedu (Steve Onu); Osuofia (NkemOwoh) and Adamu Zango.
MTN
Executive, Amina Oyagbola spoke on the new developments. “MTN remains
proud to be associated with the growth and development of the careers of
all our ambassadors, past and present,” she said.
“We
specially thank all our former ambassadors for their immense
contributions to building our brand and also making us the network of
choice in Nigeria. We will definitely continue to maintain the strong
and mutually beneficial relationship with them through the monetisation
of their content on all our digital platforms – MTN Music+, CRBT and
VAS.”
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