One of Nigeria’s richest men and philanthropical giant, Femi Otedola, has been adjudged as the ‘man of the year’ for 2019.

He received the honour from the President of the African Development Bank at a gala held in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Femi was not available to receive the award so his daughter, DJ Cuppy, was the one who received the honour.

Over the years Otedola has donated massive amounts of his wealth to charity.

He posted about the award on his Instagram page.

“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.

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Congrats to the big man!

Source: GhanaCelebrities.Com