Yemi Alade allegedly denied Canadian Visa over fears she might not leave the country

Popular afrobeat singer Yemi Alade has been recently denied a Canadian visa over the concern that she would not leave the country back to Nigeria.

According to reports released by a French newspaper. Le Devoir, legendary singer Yemi Alade, and her music crew would not be present at Festival international Nuit D’Afrique’s final ceremony scheduled for Sunday, July 24 in Canada.

According to the festival cofounder, Suzanne Rousseau, Yemi Alade, who was meant to be one of the headliners of the festival was not given Visa due to financial reasons as well as fears that she and her crew will not leave Canada after the performance.

“Finally, we got an answer saying the musicians were refused, saying they have to guarantee that they have enough financial means that will make them go back to their country,” she said.

With Yemi’s absence, Suzanne has stated that the singer would have a replacement for the festival which would be Sampa The Great, a Zambian-born Australia-based singer.