Quables (L), Afronitaaa(R)
Co-founder of DWP Academy and talent manager, Ernest Kwablah, aka Quables, has revealed that he and other members of the academy were not invited to the launch of Afronitaaa’s Afrostar Kids Academy.
Recall that the event was graced by many fans and celebrities who came to show their support for the budding talent.
However, her former colleagues from DWP Academy, where she started her dancing career, failed to show up.
Opening up about that situation during an interview with YouTuber Kwadwo Sheldon, Quables shared his disappointment, stating that no invitations were extended to the dance crew for the significant event.
He, however, clarified that Afronitaaa had reached out to a member named Aba just a day before the event, suggesting a last-minute invitation to the crew.
Aba had advised that proper protocol required informing Quables or the former colleagues directly.
However, none of them were invited.
“I saw an interview on Andy Dosty’s show where he asked her, ‘Did you invite DWP?’ She said no. ‘Have you sent out the invite?’ She said no. Bear in mind that other people had been sent invites, but no one in the entirety of DWP had been sent an invite.
“Until either the day or the day before, she calls Aba, who is part of the team in DWP and says that she wants to invite DWP. And Aba says that ‘you know, the right channel, either reach out to your former colleagues or Quabs. You cannot invite DWP without letting Quabs know. But she never did," he said.
Quables expressed his hurt at the action and questioned her respect for her former dance crew, who had been with her for years.
“If you tell your former colleagues, then you have invited them. They could go as individuals or they could go as DWP.
“She never invited her former colleagues. I asked them, but none of them got any text or anything. I called Afrobeast, and he said he wasn’t invited. Only Championrollie went as an individual.”
He added “These people have been there for you for five to six years. You don't think that they deserve that level of respect? The same way you invited other people, you don't think that you could have just sent your colleagues a message? Are you bigger than them?"
Quables also noted that Afronitaaa did not invite her former DWP colleagues even for her birthday, choosing instead to celebrate with her fans.
“Even before she left DWP Academy, her birthday, did you see any members of the DWP Academy there? No. Anytime it’s somebody's birthday, we celebrate it together. She didn't invite any of them for her birthday, and it was her and her fans from TikTok,” he added.
However, Quables said he had no ill feelings towards her, expressing that he was happy with her progress after leaving DWP Academy.
"To be honest, I'm happy for her. She's doing something she wants to do. Like, if you leave DWP Academy, I'm not expecting you to go and just sit down and fold your arms. Do something.
"If she had sent that invite to any of them, they would have probably cancelled other things and been there and shown up for her," he said.
Watch the full interview here
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