It is no longer news that Nigerian music star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido raked a whopping sum of N200 million from friends and family which he promised he was going to donate to orphanages in Nigeria.
Besides, the singer also personally donated the sum of N50 million which made it a total of N250 million.
However, Davido, in the spirit of transparency, has released a statement signed by him, giving update on how the money was disbursed to orphanages across the nation.
According to the singer, the total of N250,000,000 has been disbursed to 292 orphanages.
The statement reads; “As a follow up to the press statement I released on 19th 2021 November where I announced my intention of donating the total sum of N200 million received from my friends and family, together with my personal donation of N50 million, to orphanages across Nigeria, I bring you an update.”
“As promised, a five man disbursement committee was set up. Since its inauguration, the members of this committee have worked tirelessly to ensure that they collate the names and information of documented and verified orphanages. I am pleased to announce that the disbursement of funds is complete.”
“So far, the total of N250,000,000 has been disbursed to 292 orphanages.”
“As promised in my first statement, I have listed/attached the names and amounts disbursed to the various orphanages. In the spirit of transparency, I thought it wise to give you my loyal supporters, fans, friends and family an update in this regard.”
“I would like to say a big thank you to everyone that made this possible, the committee of high caliber and principled people who dedicated their time to ensuring this task was expeditiously carried out, my wonderful family, friends and well wishers. Thank you for your continuous support and love.”
See below names, contacts and details of the 292 orphanases that benefitted from the donations…
