The Eselu of Iseluland in the Yewa-North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Oba Akintunde Akinyemi, has asked a Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido to lead a campaign against out-of-school children in the country.
The first class Oba in Ogun State appealed to Davido and other philanthropists to bring the out-of-school children in the southwest states back to schools.
Oba Akinyemi said this in an open letter he sent to the singer, a copy which was obtained by our correspondent on Tuesday in Abeokuta.
The monarch’s open letter to Davido might have been facilitated by the announcement made by the singer to disburse a sum of N250 million to orphanage homes across the country to celebrate his birthday.
Davido had announced that the total N200,000,000 raised from his fans and an additional N50,000,000 from his pocket would be taken to orphanage homes to mark his birthday.
In the open letter, the monarch stated that bringing the out-of-school children back to their classrooms would help the country to secure a better future.
He urged the Nigerian singer and other philanthropists to sustain the initiative.
The letter reads partly, “It is now a public discussion that Davido raised some millions of naira from his fans a few days ago, added his personal millions of naira and decided to donate everything to the orphanages in Nigeria in commemoration of his 2021 birthday celebration.
“Few years before the demise of your friend, Habeeb Uthman (a.k.a Habeeb 44), I met you and I noted from then that you passionately love the less privileged in our society. Without mincing words, the step you have taken has really elevated the traditional families in the South Western part of Nigeria because a Prince from Osun State (Davido) came up with an unprecedented initiative to better the lives of the downtrodden in our society.