By Ola Kay
Charity they say begins at hom. So it wasn’t surprising that it was in recognition of the general plight of the people, that the talented musician, popularly call Burna Boy embarked on charity work to ameliorate the people’a condition when he deployed a truck load of food items.
I!n company of his mother, the Grammy Award-winning singer, Damini Ogulu, a.k.a Burna Boy, and his team, on Thursday, shared food items worth millions of Naira to residents of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
Young men and women, including the elderly who were beneficiaries of his philanthropy expressed great appreciation to the star artiste who thought it wise to identify with the needs of his people, most especially this season when food items have skyrocketed and the cost of living has been high up there.
One of the source, who commented on Burna Boy’s gestures urged him to continue the good works of remembering his people more and indeed Nigerians.
Why Burna Boy’s Mum was with him
As a Rivers State indigene of the Ahoada stock,the great artiste has always enjoyed his mother’s company, even before he rose to stardom. One of the people who knew the musician way back, remembered how his mother would do all to package him and even take him to the studio to do a photo session for his packaging
“His relationship with us mum is very warm and cordial. The woman has always been there for him.
” I remember him as a young boy, trying to have his first album, some 8 to 10 years ago. Then, the mother would carry him, well dressed and ensured he had good photoshoots at Studio 24 in GRA Port Harcourt.
She ( Bose Ogunle) would even go as far as showing him to people saying, ” this is my son, he can sing,” according to a woman who preferred not to be identified.
The source told The Pinnacle Times that she was not surprised to always see his mum in his company, because it has always been so from beginning.
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