When they bounced me, it meant I had built something so big - Chude Jideonwo

"At The Future Awards 2023, the bouncer bounced me because he didn’t know it was my event. He bounced me because I didn’t come with my IV.

The bouncer was like, “Where’s your IV?” And I’m like, “Oh, really? Where is my IV?” He said, “Move aside.”

People were sh0uting, “It’s his event! It’s his event!” They thought I was ups£t, and he was like, “Oh my God, I’m so sorry, sir.”

I wasn’t ups£t; I was proud. When they bounced me, it meant I had built something so big that I could be bounced from it. And that means it’s going to last for a long time.

I think that’s what it is. I want to build things that last. And you cannot really build things that truly last if you depend on you..."

- Media personality Chude Jideonwo recounts how a bouncer denied him entry, despite being the event organiser, and shares the lesson.