Popular Nigerian songstress Aituaje Iruobe, known professionally as Waje, has lamented over the lack of funds to promote her music.

The revered singer released an album titled ‘Red Velvet’ in 2018 and it didn’t meet her financial expectations.

In a 12 minute clip that was uploaded on her Youtube page over the weekend, Waje – who is Fondly called ‘The Voice’ by her fans – in an emotional outburst lamented about the state of the music industry and the reception of fans towards her music.

In the touching video, Waje is seen on a bed with her hair undone and no form of makeup worn as she flips through her phone soaking in all that was been said about her music and the poor reception of the fans.

“I know how much time and effort has gone into this particular album… I’m at that point where I’m just… maybe it is time to just bow out.

“I don’t have money for publicity, Emerald school fee is there. I have ten things laid out for me and every single time its always my music that is taking the bulk of the money.”

 

The mother of one said she would rather put her money in other business than invest in music that isn’t helping her financial needs.

While her decision to dump singing may have been well thought out, it seems to have been quickened by the opinion of someone who was constantly referred to as ‘he’ in the video and bad sales.

“What he is saying is not wrong,” she told a friend on phone in the video before adding that “it is not about his opinion.”

Waje released her most highly anticipated second album Red Velvet in 2018, five years after her debut album Waje.

She said she was not impressed with the low monetary turnout from the album and was disappointed because people demanded her to release it.