HIP Hop maestro, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, popularly known as D’Banj last
week, put all activities at the popular device market, Computer village
Ikeja, to a halt when he stormed the area to sign Ambassadorship deal
with Slot systems. Not even the rain which started prior to the
unveiling of the man known as the Koko Master by his teeming fans, was
enough to deter the multitude of music lovers who wanted to catch the
glimpse of their idol.
In his typical fashion, the show master, on arrival immediately
climbed the roof top of his car, displaying his ‘no long thing’ symbol
to the thunderous applause of the crowd. He was later to be whisked
away by a combination of plain clothed security men and mobile
policemen
to be able to move down to where he penned the deal. Managing Director of Slot Mr. Nnamdi Ezeigbo admitted that it was a
great pleasure and privilege to have D’Banj pen down a brand Ambassador
deal with his company. According to him: “This event is the celebration of partnership of
two great brands, SLOT and D’banj. SLOT, is a household name for top
quality phones and accessories. From having just one outlet in 1998 when
we started, we now have 50 top notch outlets scattered around the
country, and as part of our vision to continue to be Nigeria’s number
one phone seller, we have decided to partner with a true Nigerian and
African music icon, Dbanj, to be our brand Ambassador”. D’banj is a singer-songwriter, harmonica player, and businessman. He
has won several music awards, including the awards for Best African Act
at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007, Artist of the Year at the MTV
Africa Music Awards 2009,Best International Act: Africa at the 2011 BET
Awards, Best-selling African Artist at the 2014 World Music Awards, and
Evolution award at the 2015 MTV Africa Music awards among others. D’banj is the founder of Koko Foundation for Youth and Peace
Development. He is also Nigeria’s first United Nations Youth Ambassador
for Peace. Dbanj is a ONE campaign ambassador; he released the song
“Cocoa Na Chocolate” in support of agriculture investments. ‘The song
featured 18 other African artistes and won Best African Collaboration at
the All Africa Music Awards in 2014.
He was recently applauded by World Bank Chief, Jim Yong Kim for using
his music power and high celebrity status to bringing attention to
serious and critical issues in Africa with special focus on agriculture
and poverty alleviation. Ezeigbo said that these achievements were also
part of the reasons his company appointed him brand ambassador.
