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American Defends Yinka Ayefele Over Runaway Band Members “Reporting Dem To US Immigration Is Right”
Oct 19, 2013 – American Defends Yinka Ayefele Over Runaway Band Members “Reporting Dem To US Immigration Is Right”
On Friday, NaijaGists.com exclusively broke the news of gospel singer Yinka Ayefele and some of his band members who escaped on getting to America. If you missed the previous report, read it here.
In defence of Yinka Ayefele, here is what a Nigerian born American citizen wrote:
Ok. let me explain to you guys how it works. I am a Nigerian born US citizen. I came to US twelve years ago by God’s abundant help. It was tough in the very beginning but by God’s grace, I have acquired a masters degree in engineering ,working and making good money and I have a transportation business on the side.
For those of you haters saying negative things about abroad especially US, there are many reasons why you may be saying those things.
#1 it is possible that you guys tried to get the visa to US but you were refused.
#2.It is possible that you got it but you got deported from US
#3 It is possible that you are not educated enough to compete with those over here in order to get a job or do something tangible.
#4 It is possible that you were working on minimum wage and couldn’t cope, tried in many ways but nothing seemed to work. Like it or hate it, USA is still the best nation on earth—-I REPEAT THIS.. The best nation on earth even your past and present presidents (Your leaders know this).You have to get here after being in many other countries such as Germany, England ,Canada etc to understand this.
Since you could type your opinion on this comment section, it means you can read and write so Google the word… USA.. and you will stop your ignorant statements about USA. It is true that there is suffering in developed world and US is not a perfect country but the poor people living in this country on welfare live better than those middle class (if existed) in third world countries and this is the reason why over 60% of world population want to live in US…
Now regarding those criticizing Yinka Ayefele, US is doing everything possible to stop illegal immigration into this country. When Ayefele helped those guys to get visas, it was his responsibility to make sure that they returned back to Nigeria. If they didn’t, Ayefele would be held liable for that and it would affect his future recommendations or applications for US visas.
It was very necessary for him to let the US immigration know that It wasn’t his idea that those guys ran away. So He did the right thing by reporting their escape. Feel free to comment on my view regarding this if you want but if those guys came in legally which I’m sure they did, by this time in two years time if they know the right things to do here in the US, they will be back in Nigeria with their green cards and there is nothing anybody can do about that. Desperate situation always call for desperate measures and I surely understand why they did what they did.
When you get US green card, it is a big step forward to future, I had it, then God helped me through to becoming a citizen and I am now doing well. I wouldn’t have been able to get to where I am today that fast without God’s help and without US documents.
My British documents didn’t help. If I could do it, anybody could.
Sammy
October 19, 2013 at 5:11 PM
Well said brother I hope many people abusing Ayefele should reason in line with you.
If he didn’t report them to US immigration, he will jeopardize his chance of visiting America in the future
Itunu Omisore
October 19, 2013 at 5:17 PM
I hear Ayefele pays his band members 40,000 Naira per month
That is pretty low considering the standard of living in Nigeria
why won’t they escape?
Bezo uncle
October 19, 2013 at 5:19 PM
I think dos band members did the right
This man is so stingy
how can u pay your band people N40,000/month when you get over 1 million per show.
I don’t think Ayefele is a real gospel singer
He just used gospel to cover his real self
Faith Njoke
October 19, 2013 at 5:30 PM
See me see trouble o so Bezo uncle dey for here
KOOL
October 20, 2013 at 5:43 PM
hahahahahahhahahahhahahaha abeg Faith no kill mi with time.AS Bezo uncle don dey na him be say naijagist don enta double wahala be dt
Destino
October 19, 2013 at 5:51 PM
This bezo of a man is a real problem on dis naijagist. A don tire f u.
laccussi
October 19, 2013 at 7:55 PM
Concerning d salary issue my dear it’s a hoax….@itunu omisore, @bezo uncle…yinka ayefele isn’t giving them salary, they share money they might have made on each of their outing,…and could you imagine how much each an everyone of them will be taking?….and again if ayefele is stingy to them,he wouldn’t have taken all of them to US and again those guyz that abscorn, they are financially buoyant..,they have their own personal car& jeep….e.g yatty riding a Honda Element,…Being abscorning is an act of uncovetiousness …thnx & God bless
bezo
October 19, 2013 at 10:07 PM
He be wan use d guy do moni, na em make the guy run for he life
Lashcartoons
October 20, 2013 at 12:59 AM
Attention Naijagists. com, pls try to be deleting this so called Bezo’s comments cos commentators here are not MENTALLY RETARDED people
B.TRUTH.
October 20, 2013 at 2:48 AM
Speaking on the run away band members-they made a very costly mistake,very silly mistake.Ppl living in USA understand this better than when you are outside.No 1 reason. They dont have resident permit(green card and social securiy card.No employer will employ them(not in US)except other Afr.ppl who can give them work under G.at one third of market income.This place is not like Ng at all.if caught jail straight. 2.No identity,they will be hiding about.(they cant drive a car,no medical for them bc no ID,illegal alien,they will be frustrated and weep seriously. IF you have papers ,fine, but without you will be retarded 10 years back.Remember their finger print is with US. Record over here is 200 percent perfect ,even if it is 25 years ago.They are too hot,no kick back,no kick front,in my work place camera over my head and others in out over 36.IFthey want to fish them out in 3 days,they ll get them,My observation, these guys will soon be back in NG,I beg Ayefele to accept them back bc they will see pepper here.Others with work and resident papers are fine.
mrs ohio alias mrs ERANKO
October 20, 2013 at 2:07 PM
YOU ARE RIGHT, IT IS GOING TO BE HELL, MOST ESPECIALLY IN THE UK NOW , IF YOU WANT TO RENT A HOUSE, THE LANDLORD MOST PHONE THE HOME OFFICE TO BE SURE YOU HAVE ALL YOUR PAPERS , AND THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN GIVEN COUNCIL FLAT NOW MUST NOT RENT OR SHARE IT WITH FRIENDS , AND THE WHITE LANDLORD WOULD NOT RENT HIS HOUSE TO BLACK PEOPLE , THEY ARE NOW USING THE POLISH TO REPLACE BLACK WORKER , THE ONLY JOB THE BLACK PEOPLE CAN DO NOW IS TO WAKE UP BY 4 AM , TO GO AND DO EARLY MORNING CLEANING , AND THE MONEY YOU GET CAN NOT PAY YOUR GAS A WEEK. IT IS SO TERRIBLE , THAT IS THE REASON PEOPLE ARE BECOMING YAHOO, OLE, ONIJIBITI AND ALL SORT OF INTERPOOLS. THEY HAVE JUST DEPORTED ONE OF MY NEIGHBOURS WITH HER BOYFRIEND , THEY STOPPED THEIR CHILD BENEFIT AND TOOK THEIR COUNCIL FLAT , AND DEPORTED WITHOUT ALLOWING HER TO TAKE PENNY FROM HER BANK ACCOUNT ,EVERYTHING WAS SEIZED.
Danti
October 20, 2013 at 9:39 AM
Stop your impulsive generalization. So people on welfare in this America are better than middle class people in the third world abi? If you don’t know , middle class in Nigeria owns a house, car, small business ,investments, collect rent and take American vacation or European vacation if given visa. Mr. American engineer,you failed to understand that today’s America is living on foreign investments;Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Brazilian and OPEC MONEY. Yes , people want to come to America because of the fictitious lifestyle being portray by Hollywood . Only 12 states are generating sufficient funds to the federal gov.(here America) so what do you call rest ? Third world states that are intimately entwined with welfare. Nigerians back home are tough humans, no oyinbo country would last without welfare-it calms people down even with that some cities are as dangerous as war zone in America.
sefunmi
October 20, 2013 at 2:17 PM
U pple u dnt knw u re sayin,dis is not 1st case,Adewale Ayuba band bois dd d same tin sum years bck,dey re stil in America nd do fine.Dey re already do dere home work b4 dey decided to do wat dey dd………Ounje kan wa ti aje lamerica tabi ri irun je leko gbogbo wa loma tobi……….Adewale Ayuba…..
Professor ID
October 20, 2013 at 2:27 PM
Gluttons!
jaye
October 20, 2013 at 4:06 PM
Omo oju o ri ola ri ti o pe re ni olinran! dats ur case my bro, I think you need to be investigated as well as to how you got your papers within that time frame. Am pretty sure that you must have fouled-played the immigration system in that country you are calling yourself a citizen.s no much difference btw you and does guys in qstion, what do you know about the word United State of America? You are have just added to another nigerian negative statistics of nigerians who have defrauded the US immigration system too. So your black-ass shouldn’t get me wrong! am not an advocate for those guys neither am I condenming the musician. So get some life before you bring your inbecile brain to educate people about a country that you have been unfaithful to their immigration legal system. And Becareful.
count
October 22, 2013 at 9:49 AM
Who told you Ayefele pays his band boys 40k per month? Anytime they go for show, the band boys receive 80percent of the money sprayed and share it among themselves. While Ayefele takes the remaining 20percent. Meanwhile, the booking fee that was paid to Ayefele is still there, and he does not share it with these guys. Mind you, Ayefele gets as much as 2.5m to 3.5m per show.And some shows even pay more, like shows with the presidency or Patience Goodluck in Abuja. So, imagine if people don`t spray much at the party, then that will leave the band boys with little to share. I understand Ayefele has to give his manager 10percent of the booking fee, and pay the packers and engineers. But that is small compared to the larger part belongs to him. The issue of his band boys absconding is a result of the fight that they have been having with their boss for some years now on the amount that they are being paid. They started the band with this agreement when Ayefele was no one and they allowed it because they felt Ayefele needed more because of the accident that he had. They didnt know the band will grow so big and that they will become a popular brand.Now that the money has been coming in with alot of shows, the band boys feel they need to be better paid. Remember these guys have been to America. Canada, SA and UK with him but they did not dissapear. It was good that Ayefele reported to homeland just to clear himself, but he doesnt need to go to the media and publicize it. And those boys can`t be deported if their Visas are still valid. Moreso they are not terrorists. We should not get carried away with Ayefele`s wealth glamour, alot of these bandboys are struggling finanacially. Let`s put ourselves in these guys shoes. remember they have families also that are living on them, and they also need to progress with their lives. No one has been called to be anyone`s servant for life. Ayefele has other investments that he lives on. If the guys need to move on to succeed, then good luck to them.
Abbey
October 24, 2013 at 2:30 AM
America is a land of opportunity! The land of freedom and home of the brave. Ayefele should be question how he has been treating his band boys. Did anyone want these guys to serve for life? Ayefele should tell the world about his sudden famous that cause him hi Inability not to work or stand on his feet. I don’t trust him. He probably bargain with those guys on a deal for money. To the guys that stays behind, sky is the beginning . This is America, d land of opportunity. Don’t commit a crime. All of us living in America whether by birth, naturalization or refugee, we are all immigrant except the native of America .Everyone has a story to tell about coming to America. I wish you best in land of freedom and home of the brave.
God bless America .
emmanuel
February 5, 2014 at 6:59 PM
Guys who told u that only pple dat hv resident permits work in us here? we that hv it give glory to God but I hv seen many mexican here they dnt hv permits r they r working,the only tin is dt they can’t drive cus drivers liecence they will not get,but tell me is it all state u need to hv n drive a car?….no. I really love d guy that post dis if those Ayefele guys know what they want and smart with money on there hand in d nxt 5 month to a year they will become an America citizen if they can pay an america lady to marry or meet real citizen to marry as wife,4 some one to take such step I dnt see them as a christian n I bet u this guys will take all step to hv pepper here,in which I dnt support dat but I hv seen n hear many doing that here,I dnt blame them if u r here legally,u will understand me better,God bless America.