Stonebwoy Accuses Baba Sadiq of Breaching Contract, Explains Absence from SallahFest

Ghanaian dancehall musician Stonebwoy has clarified his absence from the SallahFest held in April 2024.

Initially slated as a headline performer alongside his rival, dancehall artist Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy’s absence raised numerous questions and sparked various speculations.

According to Baba Sadiq Abdulai Abu, the controversy reportedly began when Stonebwoy’s manager expressed dissatisfaction over Shatta Wale’s inclusion in the concert lineup.

Speaking in an interview with Hitz FM, Stonebwoy discussed the issue, elaborating on the reasons for the fallout, particularly emphasizing a breach of their agreement concerning event promotion.

Stonebwoy clarified that their agreement with Sadiq was that the event would be a charity show, free of charge, and not publicly promoted. However, Sadiq’s decision to advertise the event using flyers, which contradicted this agreement, constituted a significant breach of trust.

The Bhim Nation President emphasized that due to the improper promotion, he decided to withdraw from the event, and he communicated this decision clearly to the event organizers.

“They (the organisers) were in contact with my team, but by the time they would even finish for me to hear the outcome, Baba Sadiq had gone ahead to post a flyer. He even posted the wrong flyer. I don’t know what his plans were. So that was what broke us, and we couldn’t go. And we communicated that.

“If we had ill intentions, we would have gone ahead to say that we could not make it but I pushed away and suggested we leave it so that the show flowed. Then after, maybe if somebody asks, we can always say, oh, ‘I was sick. I was not feeling well’. So it wouldn’t be like I was going to be disrupting somebody else’s show,” he said.

In response to the public backlash following his withdrawal from the event, Stonebwoy expressed disappointment over the personal attacks and false narratives that surfaced, which affected him and his family. He mentioned that insults and misinformation spread widely, leading to concerns from his father and other family members.

“And then the insults on my life came through. I think the insults went so far I had calls from even my father, et cetera.

“We were like, ‘Bro, what levels of lies are these? These lies are too much to contain.’ But we just chilled and that’s how we’ve chilled the whole time,” Stonebwoy said.

“Nobody can tell me that they’ve seen a reply from any of my people concerning all that misappropriation and that attack on my character. So whatever the plan was or is, only he can answer and tell us what his plans were or are to this day,” he added.

Despite the provocative nature of the situation, Stonebwoy and his team opted to remain silent and refrain from engaging in public retaliation. However, later on, he took legal action against Baba Sadiq for defamation as the situation escalated on social media.