Spyro hits back at PaulO’s ₦12m investment claim, alleges maltreatment

Nigerian singer Spyro has responded to show promoter and talent manager, Paul Okoye, popularly known as PaulO, after he released proof of a ₦12 million investment in him.

Naija News reported that in a fresh interview, Spyro claimed he was signed to a record label owned by PaulO, who owns three Rolls-Royces, but he didn’t make a dime in the two years he was signed to the label.

He alleged that he had to borrow money from PaulO whenever he needed to do anything. The singer described PaulO as a kind man but stated that he doesn’t understand the business of managing a record label.

In response to Spyro’s allegations, PaulO shared a spreadsheet showing payments made on Spyro’s behalf while the singer was signed to his record label. He claimed to have spent a total of ₦12 million on Spyro without making any return on his investment.

Spyro responded by saying that PaulO’s spreadsheet only further proved his point, as he did not lie about his previous statement.

Spyro also alleged maltreatment while at PaulO’s record label and threatened to reveal further details about the ordeals of upcoming artists in the label.

He said, “I didn’t lie, Oga @pauloo2104. Your sheets further prove my point, and these travel figures though. I didn’t vet it because I remember being chased out of my hotel after One Africa at Wembley because the room was booked for one day, and I was left in the cold for hours before @superkunle got his sister to book me an Airbnb. I was there without food, and the lady in the house was the one who fed me for two days before I moved my flight forward and ran to Lagos. Till date, no one has asked how I fared.

“I am a very appreciative person, and you know it, sir. I appreciate you for putting me on, and this was all part of the process for me to become the Spyro I am today. For that, I am grateful. Baba, if we are to speak the truth, you know you and I are cool to this day. We did a tour together recently, and you were really nice. We had fun. All love, Baba.

“Should I also go into detail about how upcoming artists are treated by label workers? Oh, I was treated like shit, like my words meant nothing. I was battling an inferiority complex at that point, and they made it worse. One of the workers spoke to me like I didn’t even exist. I reported the case to Oga PaulO, and in all fairness, he handled it well and scolded the person, but he was rarely present in the country. If I begin to talk about what I’ve seen, it’s not for today. But yeah, no one cares how the artist feels; after all, he is just an acquired commodity. This was me as a graduate of the University of Ibadan. I saw hell.”