Mariah Carey's controversial perfomance
in Nigeria that was hosted by Access Bank
on Saturday, December 14, 2013 for it's
outgoing Managing Director Aigboje Aig-
Imoukhuede has been hit by reports that
the bank layed off 200 workers recently
but paid the American beauty a million
dollars.
Sources say Aig-Imoukhuede,
a big fan of Mariah Carey was
the one who wanted the US
star to perform at the gig at
all cost.
Carey was paid and flown
into the country along with her live band. A
day after her trip to the country, she was
accused by a US website of 'performing for
money men in Nigeria'.
Her visit and performance here upset more
than a few, especially after it emerged the
bank which has disengaged thousands of
workers since 2012, had paid her
generously.
Since February 2013, Access Bank has been
in court with about 1,500 former employees
of the bank who instituted a case against
the bank which they claim 'illegally withheld,
manipulated and mismanaged' their
gratuities and severance packages.
The party was described by those who
attended as very extravagant and lavish as
food and almost every kind of drinks were
in abundance.