By Boluwatife Kehinde-Idowu Nigerian comic, Ayodeji Richard Makun, popularly often known as AY, has apologised to ticket holders who attended his present in Cardiff, Wales, after unresolved fee commitments delayed his look and led many of the viewers to depart earlier than he arrived on the corridor. In a put up shared by way of……
By Boluwatife Kehinde-Idowu
Nigerian comic, Ayodeji Richard Makun, popularly often known as AY, has apologised to ticket holders who attended his present in Cardiff, Wales, after unresolved fee commitments delayed his look and led many of the viewers to depart earlier than he arrived on the corridor.
In a put up shared by way of X on Monday, Makun, in an announcement titled “A Statement on AY Live Cardiff,” mentioned he regretted the frustration skilled by followers who purchased tickets and attended the occasion.
“Your time, money and support deserve respect,” he mentioned.
Makun defined that he and different comedians travelled to Cardiff to carry out and ultimately arrived on the venue, however unresolved fee commitments delayed their look.
“Unfortunately, unresolved payment commitments delayed our appearance, and by the time we arrived at the hall, most of the audience had left,” he mentioned.
He acknowledged that attendees deserved higher organisation and well timed communication, including,
“You should never have been caught in the middle of a payment dispute.”
The comic urged the general public to hearken to his full clarification earlier than drawing conclusions in regards to the incident.
He additionally known as on the occasion organisers and the UK tour administration to offer a transparent decision for ticket holders, together with info on refunds.
“Verified updates will be shared through my official channels,” the assertion added.
The apology follows complaints circulating on social media from individuals who mentioned they waited for hours on the occasion with out seeing the comic. One attendee, in a remark displayed in a circulating video and attributed to Instagram person @chiomachichinwanyiboma, wrote: “We were very disappointed tonight. We got there at 5pm, they were playing nonsense music all through and kept saying AY is in the building. We were scammed.”
The commenter additional alleged that some attendees turned indignant and a combat broke out earlier than individuals left the venue.
Makun mentioned his upcoming exhibits in Birmingham on October 30, London on October 31, and Manchester on November 1 remained scheduled.
“These shows remain scheduled, and we look forward to welcoming you,” he mentioned.
