Burna Boy Sponsors Initiative to Distribute Covid-19 Relief Food To His Home Town
8 June 2020
By Cheloti Joshua
With the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic being felt across the globe, including Nigeria, many vulnerable families are struggling to put food on their table.
And in a bid to help such families, popular Nigerian singer Burna Boy sponsored an initiative to distribute food to the affected individuals in Egboama Ogbolo and Mbiama towns in Rivers State.
Egboama Ogbolo is Burna Boy's home town.
According to a Saturday post on Burna Boy's official Twitter handle, at least 300 families benefited from the joint initiative with The Reach Project.
"Reaching out and Feeding over 300 families in Egboama Ogbolo(my hometown) and Mbiama , Rivers state today in Partnership @TheREACHNG. Also special thanks To everyone that helped on the project today. Every little helps," read part of the tweet.
Burna Boy's effort in supporting the initiative was well received.
According to a tweet by The REACH Project, food distribution for the two towns was done simultaneously.
"A mighty big thank you to Mr Odugwu @burnaboy for sponsoring today's twin outreach, happening simultaneously in Ogbogoro and Mbiama communities," tweeted the REACH Project.
The Reach is an initiative set-up to provide Covid-19 food relief to the vulnerable and undeserved in Rivers State.
Burna Boy whose official name is Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
He grew up in southern Nigeria and attended Corona Secondary School in Agbara and relocated to London to further his studies.
Popularly known for his 2019 album 'African Giant' that won Album of the Year at the 2019 All Africa Music Awards and was nominated for Best World Music Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, Burna Boy rose to prominence in 2012 after releasing 'Like to Party', the lead single from his debut studio album L.I.F.E.
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