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Davido redeems N50m pledge to orphanage

 

Music star, David Adeleke aka Davido, says he has redeemed his N50 million pledged as part of  the N200 million from friends and colleagues to orphanages to Wema Bank.

African Examiner reports that the Davido had earlier announced that he would donate the N200 million received from friends and colleagues to orphanages in Nigeria.

African Examiner also reported that Davido announced a personal donation of N50 million to increase the money to N250 million for distribution.

Ahead of his 29th birthday on November  19,  Davido opened a Wema Bank account and asked friends and colleagues to donate N1 million each.

The thespian took to his Instagram page on Monday to announce the payment of N50 million, making the total money realised, N250 million.

He wrote: “My N50 million donation has been added for transparency and more details soon regarding the disbursement of funds.”

He stressed that it was his desire to do fundraising every year to celebrate his birthday as a means to give back to the people in need.

“It is my hope that friends, fans and colleagues in the industry will continue to support me as I drive this cause,” he said.

Adeleke added that a five-man committee had been nominated on how to distribute the fund to the beneficiaries.

He noted that the committee would compile the list of the orphanage homes in the country.

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