Grammy Nominated Nigerian musician, David Adeleke, better known as Davido has announced a N300 million donation as part of his 2024 birthday celebration.
Davido’s whose collaboration with Chris Brown and Lojay. ‘Sensational’ has been nominated for the Best African Music Performance announced the figure for this year’s donation Monday morning via his X handle.
“Once again my birthday this year we Donating to ophanages and a charity that helps young people stay away from drug abuse & addiction. This year is N300m . Details to follow soon” he posted.
The post soon garnered many positive comments.
ESTHER tweeting with @Oonyinye said. “More blessings idolo 001”.
God’s Own with the username, @Boluwatife_Fund, tweeted, “Salute”.
Davido fondly called 001 by music fans has made an annual donation to orphanages starting from 2021. His donation is managed by a committee of charity work experts who select the orphanages who get part of the annual donation.
In a video posted on his Instagram page, Davido announced in November 2021 that he would share the money friends donated to him after jokingly asking for support to clear a car he imported into the country.
He said in a video: “It was not even about the millions of naira that I was posting but I was surprised that people were sending N5000, N2000, N3000, N500 and even N100. The money might have been all they had, yet they donated it to me because of the love they have for me and what I stand for.
“I would like to say a big thank you to everyone, especially because I didn’t plan this. I was just on my balcony at the hotel in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), and I jokingly posted my account number, asking my friends to donate for my birthday. I initially wanted to ask just close friends but I ended up posting it online and the love that people have shown me is really unbelievable. I used to question myself if it is worth it being a good person. But, these past few days have shown me that it is not by mouth and I appreciate it. A lot of people have called me, telling me to keep the money raised to myself and listen to no one. I wouldn’t say that I do not need the money but I think there are people who need it more than I do. At the moment, I have garnered about N201m and I have decided to donate all the money to orphanages. I will also add N50m from my purse to the N201m, which makes it N251m to be donated.”
In a letter posted on his Instagram page, the singer had explained that he would constitute a committee that would oversee the disbursement of the funds to orphanages across the country.
The letter reads in part, “I have always been passionate about giving back and helping people.
In view of this, I am delighted to announce that all the funds received but a personal donation of N50m will be donated to orphanages across Nigeria as well as the Paroche Foundation.
To oversee the distribution of funds to beneficiaries, I have established a five-person disbursement committee. Members of the committee include Mrs Titi Adebayo (Chairman of the committee), Prof Jonathan Nwosu (Secretary of the committee), Prof Yahana Asabe of the Northern Nigeria Seventh Day Adventist Union Conference, Pastor (Dr) Oyalabu of Spring Time Development Foundation, and Prof Uloma Onuoha.”
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