Veteran Nigerian comedian, Julius Agwu has explained why he gave out free turkeys to American families for Thanksgiving.
Julius Agwu gave out the turkeys to 250 families in Riverdale, Georgia.
The comedian’s publicist Bishop Adejugbe, revealed why Julius Agwu embarked on the charitable drive.
“This
gesture is in line with the vision and mission of Julius Agwu
Foundation Inc. worldwide with our motto being For God & Humanity” said Bishop Adejugbe who doubles as the COO of the Julius Agwu Foundation.
“We
chose to give back to a community that has been very supportive of our
[Nigerian] community and businesses in the United States.
“This
community is a home to probably the highest concentration of people of
Nigerian descent in the State of Georgia, and it may also interest you
to know that we have the only officially recognized Yoruba traditional
ruler in the US HRM Oba Shola Akinrimsi the Oriade of Georgia with staff
of office from the Mayor of Riverdale resides in the City of Riverdale” he further said.
Last
week it was revealed that Julius Agwu donated the sum of $35,000 to
ailing singer Alariwo who needs $130,000 for surgery abroad for his
Varicocele surgery in America.
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