The Governor stated that Rema, who was simply a backstage performer in 2016, has become a global sensation by 2024.

Godwin Obaseki, the Edo State Governor, has revealed that Rema was a backstage performer at his 2016 inauguration ceremony.

Obaseki announced this in a post on his X, congratulating Rema on his achievements in the music industry.


The Governor stated that Rema, who was simply a backstage performer in 2016, has become a global sensation by 2024.

"Only few could have predicted that @heisrema, who was one of the backstage acts at my inauguration in 2016, would become a global sensation by 2024.

"Or that Edo Queens, who joined our women's football league only three years ago, would go on to conquer West Africa and be poised for African dominance.

"But these are just a few anecdotes of the resurgence of the great Edo nation," he stated in his not