Billionaire businessman and philanthropist, Femi Otedola, has been awarded as the 2019 African ‘man of the year” for philanthropy and charitable contributions to society.
He received the honour from the President of the African Development Bank at a gala held in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Femi was not available to receive the award so his daughter, DJ Cuppy, was the one who received it on his behalf.
Over the years Otedola has donated massive amounts of his wealth to charity. The billionaire made history in December 2019 when he donated N5 billion to charity, the highest donation made by an individual in Nigeria.
Sharing a photo of DJ Cuppy receiving the award, Otedola wrote on Instagram:
“It is an honour to receive the 2019 African person of the year award for philanthropy and charitable contributions to society. Yesterday night DJ CUPPY represented me in accepting this prestigious award from Mr Akinwumi Adesina , President African Development bank in Johannesburg, South Africa …F.Ote.” he wrote accompanied by a photo of Cuppy receiving the award.
