What stopped me from attending Davido’s white wedding – Cubana Chief

Pascal Okechukwu, better known as Cubana Chief Priest, has revealed the issue that prevented him from attending singer Davido’s white wedding in Miami, Florida.

In a post on Instagram on Saturday, the celebrity barman blamed his absence on unresolved U.S.  visa, saying he woke up with “mixed feelings.”

He described the happiness he felt for the newlyweds alongside the disappointment of not being there.

He accompanied the message with a throwback clip from Davido’s traditional wedding in Lagos in 2024, writing: “Woke up this morning with mixed feelings. I’m happy, and I’m still sad at the same time. Sometimes, God has a way of making you understand that you are powerless regardless of all you may think you have.”

Responding to questions about his absence, Okechukwu said it has given him “multiple reasons and proofs to apply again” for a visa. He also made a public appeal to the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria, saying: “#usinnigeria do it for me this time. You can clearly see how disappointed and hurt the world is to see me absent at my best friend’s wedding… Well, delay is never denial, CP is still hopeful.”

Although he couldn’t attend in person, he noted that his family was present on his behalf. “The largest part of me, which is my family, my beautiful, elegant, expensive, eloquent and sophisticated wife #_deangels, is there to share in this luxury blissful experience. So I’m there in body and spirit,” he said, extending his wishes to Davido and Chioma for “an amazing wedlock.”

The nightlife entrepreneur disclosed that he plans to submit another visa application next week. “#usinnigeria I’m in again next week. Please give me access to the greatest country in the world. This pain is really paining,” he added.

Okechukwu previously revealed during an appearance on Channels TV’s Rubbin’ Minds in January that mistakes made by someone else on his first visa application when he was younger have lingered in the immigration system, repeatedly causing denials.

“Some mistakes were coming up during interviews… Anytime I came, it kept popping up,” he said, adding that Davido often shares stories about life in America, a lifestyle he hopes to experience soon.