Davido, the Nigerian Afro-pop star, says only accredited
government orphanage homes are entitled to his N250 million donation.
The music star announced more details about the disbursement
of the funds in a statement via his Instagram
page on Monday.
According him, registration for the donated funds has begun
and will end on Thursday.
The award-winning singer had recently announced a fundraiser, which he initially said was for the clearance of his Rolls Royce vehicle at the ports.
But after raking N200 million from the initiative, he added
N50 million and declared that the funds would be used to support orphans.
He also announced a five-member committee to oversee the
distribution of the donated funds to beneficiaries.
The gesture had fetched him commendations from Nigerians on
social media, including Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, and Bukola
Saraki, ex-senate president.
It also attracted criticisms in some quarters. Baba Fryo, the
Nigerian musician, had claimed that the ‘OBO’ crooner’s donation inspired
fraudsters.
“I didn’t mean any harm. I was only expressing myself. I
heard about one of my friends and shed tears. I only woke up and saw posts
responding to a comment about the N250 million Davdo donated,” he had said.
“Someone else posted theirs. They wanted to extort people.
What I tried to push for in that post is love for ourselves as entertainers.”
Davido had earlier vowed to ensure that the donated fund is
not misappropriated.
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