Bongo artist Diamond Platnumz has responded on a petition by Tanzanians to kick him out of the BET awards. 

Diamond, who is contesting the International Act Category alongside artists like Wizkid and Burnaboy said that being the subject of the petition means he is an important person. 

"I respect the opinions of everyone, If someone is happy about me, abuses me, i just give thanks. There are so many people in the world, for someone to remember you, it is God's blessings. 

Not everyone who talks ill about you today hates you, maybe they just woke up in a bad mood. I wont hate someone for speaking ill about me, maybe tomorrow they will regret and ask for forgiveness," he argued.

The Bongo star, who has been laying low since releasing his Waah song said that he is working on an album. 

"You can release on song and it becomes a big hit, last year i only released two songs and they became very big hits. I have not released a song this year, but when you go to music platforms i am present, I thank God for that," he said.