Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, has donated N5 billion to the Cuppy Foundation owned by his disk jockey daughter, Florence Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy.
Represented by one of his daughters, Tolani, at the Gold Gala organised by Cuppy at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, on Sunday evening, Mr Otedola said he was continuing his support for worthy causes.
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“My father, Mr Femi Otedola, has been at the forefront of supporting worthy causes,” Tolani said.
“It is in this spirit that he will be donating the sum of N5 billion to the children of Borno, Adamawa and Katsina through the Save the Children.”
Vice-President Yemi Osinbjao was at the event alongside Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, and daughter Halima, and the minister of industry, trade and investment, Niyi Adebayo.
Dangote, who is Cuppy’s godfather, made a donation of N100 million.
Cuppy, an ambassador of the Save the Children UK, a non-governmental organisation, said her foundation, which was launched in August 2018, was inspired by a trip to Maiduguri, Borno State.
She added that the foundation is a way of giving back to the less fortunate.
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Others who were at the event are Senator Gabriel Suswam, Representative of Senate President, Ahmad Lawan; Minister of State for Transport, Gbemisola Saraki; national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole.
Others were Minister of Women Affairs, Paulen Tallen; former governor of Borno State, Buba Marwa; Group CEO, Oando Plc, Wale Tinubu; governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun; and governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum.
