BREAKING: Nigerian Former Governor’s Son Wins Grammy Award, Father Reacts

Bukola Saraki, the former senate president, has congratulated his son Seni, on his win at the 67th Academy Grammy Awards.

67th Grammy: “We are proud of you” Saraki tells son

Seni won his first Grammy for his contribution to the ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ soundtrack, which earned the award for ‘Best Reggae Album’.

Saraki made this known in a post shared on his X page on Monday, February 3, 2025.

The former Senate president expressed joy in seeing his son’s passion being recognised globally. and maintained he is “super proud” of him.

“Congratulations, Seni, on winning your first Grammy last night for your work on the ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ soundtrack, which took home the award for Best Reggae Album!

“Seeing you pour your heart into your passion and having it recognized on the global stage is an indescribable joy.

“Well done! We are super proud of you!

Legit.ng earlier recalled that fans of Nigerian multi-award-winners Ayodeji Balogun and Emoseh Khamofu, aka Bloody Civilian, are excited about their success at the recently concluded 67th Grammy Awards show.

Bob Marley: One Love—Music Inspired by the Film (Deluxe) won Best Reggae Album at the 67th Grammy Awards. Both Nigerian artists contributed full songs to the project: Wizkid with One Love and Bloody Civilian with Natural Mystic.

Nigerians congratulate Seni Saraki on Grammy win

Legit.ng compiled a few reactions from the comment section on X below;

@BabadClint tweeted:

“Big congratulations to your son sir. He keeps going higher every year with his passion for music.”

@CountessViktora tweeted:

“Amazing. Congratulations Seni. More wins to you.”

“A big congratulations to Seni.”

See the video below as Seni received his Grammy award and spoke about the feat:

Read more about the Grammy Award here:

President Tinubu congratulates Tems on Grammy Award

In a similar development, Legit.ng reported that President Bola Tinubu congratulated Nigerian music sensation Tems on winning the Best African Music Performance award at the 67th Grammy Awards.

He also celebrated the rise of young Nigerian musical artists who have propelled Afrobeats to international prominence.

Tinubu further applauded other Nigerian artists nominated for the Grammys, expressing gratitude for their contributions to the global recognition of Nigeria’s music industry.