Popular musician Temitope Adekunle aka Small Doctor has denied claims that he was gifted N2 million by President Muhammadu Buhari during his visit to Aso Rock.
Recall that a former Director of New Media for the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Deji Adeyanju, took to Twitter to claim that Buhari gave some entertainers N2million each during a visit to Aso Rock in Abuja earlier this month.
“So, some youths went to Aso Rock yesterday to see Buhari and collected ‘thanks for coming’, N2m each. Very soon, they will start telling us why it is good for Buhari to continue …” Adeyanju had tweeted.
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According to Daily Post, Small Doctor denied collecting any such funds from the President, “I am not aware that the President gave anyone N2m. I was only invited to Aso Rock during the Ramadan period, which I honoured.
“Have you asked Sound Sultan or Kunle Afolayan and they said Buhari gave us N2m each. Well, I don’t know if they gave anyone but I didn’t collect such money,” he said.
Small Doctor emphasized the fact that the invitation had been a dream come true for him.
He added, “I have always worked hard and my hard work is paying off. I felt humbled and privileged meeting Mr. President.
“Looking at where I used to be, there has been a major turnaround in my life. Do you remember I was once a bus conductor?”
Recall that Small Doctor shared his grass to grace tale, noting how he worked almost everywhere in Lagos as a bus conductor, in a bid to make ends meet.