The United Nations says singer, Oladapo Oyebanjo aka D’Banj, is not a United Nations Youth Ambassador for Peace according to the Director of Informati
The United Nations says singer, Oladapo Oyebanjo aka D’Banj, is not a United Nations Youth Ambassador for Peace according to the Director of Information, United Nations Information Centre for Nigeria, Joseph Kayanja.
In 2012, D’Banj’s publicists had claimed that the musician was the first Nigerian to be appointed a UN Youth Ambassador for Peace. Following the rape allegations levelled against D’Banj by Seyitan Babatayo, an online petition was started calling on the UN to strip the musician of the title. The petition on Change.org has been signed by over 22,000 people as of June 24, 2020.
Responding to an inquiry by ThePunch, however, the UN said that D’Banj was never at any time given the title of ambassador by the UN.
“I would like to confirm that the said Oladapo Oyebanjo aka D’Banj is NOT a UN Ambassador. The title was accorded to him by an obscure UN youth association which has nothing to do with the United Nations. I hope this clarifies.”
The Kokomaster, who recently signed an endorsement deal with Heritage Bank to mark his 40th birthday, is currently a subject of police investigation on rape.
