Nigerian socialite Cubana Chief Priest has addressed the criticism he received for kneeling before President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima.

The businessman, who visited the presidential villa in Abuja last week alongside Afrobeats sensation Davido and music executive Ubi Franklin, sparked mixed reactions after a video of him kneeling before the president surfaced online.

He fueled further controversy by publicly endorsing Tinubu’s bid for re-election in the 2027 presidential race.

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This followed closely on the heels of another viral photo showing Cubana kneeling before Vice President Shettima, which had already attracted widespread criticism online.

Responding to the backlash in an Instagram post on Tuesday, Cubana Chief Priest brushed off the criticism, claiming his detractors were driven by envy rather than sincere concern.

He likened the insults directed at him to the backlash Tinubu faced prior to becoming president, implying that such negativity would only propel him toward greater success.

Cubana Chief Priest restated his commitment to the Tinubu administration, emphasizing that he intends to stand by the president’s vision and support it across all facets of his personal and professional life.

“All of a sudden, dem don love me so much. That they are so hurt that CP knelt down for Presidency. Well, me I know say no be wetin dey really pain una, wetin dey pain una be say why is it always CP?” he wrote.

“So funny how na me kneel down for Presidency, but na una leg dey pain. Na so una abuse them till they became the president, na so una go abuse me till I become wetin dey my mind to become.

“Una abuse na blessings in disguise. I understand this game now better, the ones you people show fake love, shower fake praises ansbover hype keep losing, I feel super comfortable on the feet of Asiwaju/Shettima.

“Don’t forget the symbol is the broom. Together they can never break us. On your mandate PBAT, CP shall kneel, stand, walk, work, dance, sleep, grow & explore.”

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