A chef in Nigeria’s southern Cross River, Emmanuel Inexperienced, desperately desires Davido to style a Nigerian dish referred to as Ekpang Nkukwo.
The Afrobeats famous person is predicted to carry out in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Sunday, 26 October, as a part of his 5ive Alive Stadium Tour in Nigeria.
Ekpang Nkukwo is a Cameroonian and Nigerian dish frequent among the many individuals of Cross River and Akwa Ibom. Its essential substances are freshly grated cocoyam wrapped in cocoyam leaves, contemporary or smoked fish, meat, periwinkle, crayfish, and palm oil.
The chef, Mr Inexperienced, revealed an open letter on Facebook on 25 October, calling the tour organisers to make sure that Davido doesn’t depart Uyo with out consuming Ekpang Nkukwo, which he calls “the pleasure of our pot”.
“Akwa Ibom is not only one other cease on the tour map. That is the kitchen of West Africa, a land the place meals tells tales, the place each spoon carries heritage, and the place hospitality isn’t a gesture however a way of life.
“Right here, Ekpang Nkukwo doesn’t simply sit on the menu; it reigns. It’s the king of indigenous delicacies, a royal dish that has fed legends, hosted kings, and turned first-time tasters into lifetime believers,” Mr Inexperienced wrote in his open letter.
“If Davido’s 5IVE Tour is about connecting deeply with the individuals, the tradition, and the soul of Nigeria, then he deserves to fulfill the style that defines our essence.”
Mr Inexperienced beneficial a restaurant in Uyo metropolis, Esa Ndidia, for Davido to cease by and have only one spoon of Ekpang Nkukwo. He says he’s prepared to pay the restaurant proprietor, Blessing Akpan, N50,000 for a plate of Ekpang Nkukwo for Davido.
Mr Inexperienced instructed a PREMIUM TIMES reporter on Sunday that the chef in Uyo, Ms Akpan, has been his mentor and that he can vouch for her Ekpang Nkukwo.
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“I’m the one chef in Calabar who does Ekpang Nkukwo day by day, from Monday to Saturday, for the previous seven years. I imagine in Ekpang Nkukwo.”
Davido, in early October, introduced the Nigerian leg of his 5ive Tour, with the tour kicking off in Akwa Ibom on 26 October. The following cease can be Adamawa on 29 October, Enugu on 1 December, and Ibadan on 9 November. The grand finale can be in Lagos on 25 December.
“I’m blessed to carry out all around the globe, and in all places I’m going, Nigeria goes with me. However this time, I’m bringing it dwelling. After an unforgettable North American tour, it’s solely proper that we carry that power again the place all of it started,” Davido had mentioned when he introduced the dates for the tour.
Some Akwa Ibom music stars anticipated to share the stage with Davido are Fiokee, Ikpa Udo, Lybra, Disasta, Aquilla Bellz and Sagas.
