Douglas ‘Runtown’ Agu, Nigerian R&B singer, says he
received a COVID-19 stimulus payment from the US government despite the entry
ban the country placed on him.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to prompt national and
regional lockdowns across countries, global leaders have continued to rethink
measures to cushion the economic impact of the crisis.
President Donald Trump had signed the historic $2.2 trillion
emergency relief package into law, with cheques of up to $1,200 to be handed
out to affected Americans not considered dependent.
The stimulus plan is reported to come with bolstered
unemployment insurance, single payments to persons, loans, healthcare funding,
and grants to companies targeted at discouraging layoffs.
Runntown, who was said to have been banned from entering the
United States in 2018, took to his Twitter page on Thursday to reassure fans
that he would share his package with them.
“Got stimulus payment from the US. Will share it with my
friends here. Plot twist: Been banned from the US for two years now,” he wrote
to his 1 million followers.
Got Stimulus Payment from the US lol ,will share to my friends here— Runtown (@iRuntown) April 16, 2020
Plot Twist: Been banned from the US for 2 years now— Runtown (@iRuntown) April 16, 2020
So far, COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by
coronavirus, has claimed the lives of over 28,500 people in the US while about
644,348 cases have been recorded.
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