Burna Boy
By Our Reporter
Contrary to claims that popular singer, Damini Ogulu, whose known with the stage name Burna Boy, paid all medical bills for patients during a recent visit to the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) in Rivers State, the hospital said Burna Boy only settled the bills of selected patients at the facility.
The hospital’s spokesperson, Elabha Meni, made the clarification in a statement on Friday, June 21, 2024.
Meni said: “We commend Burna Boy’s kindness in financially assisting select patients in our hospital to offset their bills during his visit on June 11.
“However, contrary to reports stating that all patients’ bills in UPTH were paid during the visit, only selected patients received cash gifts or donations.
“The hospital did not receive direct payments from the musician and his team on behalf of patients to support this worthy course of reducing healthcare cost.”
Meni, however, lauded the musician’s charitable act in helping those in need in society.
The 32-year-old musician hails from Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
