Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, won the Philanthropist of the decade award (People's Choice) at the Thisday paper awards 2020 which held in Lagos on January twentieth.
Note that in November 2019, Otedola made news when he gave a whooping, N5 billion to Save the Children foundation, the most noteworthy gift at any point made by a person to philanthropy in Nigeria.
Otedola who went to the occasion in company of his daughter, DJ Cuppy, dedicated the honor to millions of children in conflict zones who have no food to eat or ensured a future.
[i]"I couldn't imagine anything better than to dedicate this award to the millions of children in conflict zones, who have no food to eat, who are not guaranteed of a future. I pray to God Almighty that he would provide relief to these children and I need to likewise express a couple of things about the N5 billion I provided for Save the Children for the children of the North East.
At the point when I sold one of businesses, my larger part shareholding in Forte oil, I woke up one day and I said to myself I am 57 years of age and for me, the age for the departure from this world is 85 so I presently said I have just 28 years left. Out of the 28 years, obviously I rest 10 hours per day, so I said in all probability if God grants me like our dad Chief Adebanjo, I would have 12 years awake. I said Okay and afterward called my CFO, she said Sir, you have sold the business, one of the arms of the business, in 5 months you have N5 billion left. I said OK, we will offer it to chatity.
She looked at me and said Sir what did you say? I currently had a meeting with my family. I think one about my kids said to me 'Dad you are giving out our inheritance''. I said I done mt best for you kids, giving you the best education, so you go run with that.
I thank you very much'' [/i]he said.
Watch a video from his acknowledgment speech below