D’Banj Calls on Obama to Urge the African Leaders to Execute the US-Africa Summit Agreements in Their Countries.

D’Banj one of the top rated music artistes in Nigeria who is currently an Ambassador of One.org has  called on President Barack Obama to ensure that the all the resolutions reached at the US-African Summit titled ‘Investing in the Next Generation’ are implemented by the African leaders.

The summit which is taking place in Washington DC is organized by the US President Barack Obama. More than 50 African heads of states and government were invited to the Summit which is believed by the News Agency of Nigeria to be the largest Summit ever organized for African heads of states and governments by a US President. The aim of the gathering is to deepen the US longstanding and rich partnership with the African continent. The summit has already started on Tuesday 5, August and will end on Wednesday 6, August 2014.

In an interview with the ABC News, the Koko Master as he is called by fans has appealed to the US President to fasten the implementation of the resolutions of the summit in order to enhance the lots of African citizens. Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo stage named D’Banj believes Africans have everything required to tap the continent’s wealth. He pleaded with the US President to ensure that African leaders implement what they have committed to the summit.

The music star told ABC News that he was happy to be part of the next generation targeted by the Summit. Going further, the music icon said that as a part of the new generation, he was using his music. He recounted how the African music industry was before. According to him, 10 years, there was no music industry in the continent and not even a record label because of lack of support. But given that they (musicians) believed in themselves and their talents, the forged ahead. Today, the music industry has metamorphosed into one of the biggest exports from African seconding oil and gas.

As an Ambassador of ONE Campaign, the Koko Master said that their campaign for agriculture was yielding fruit and would still yield more in nearest future. According to him, African leaders are now allocating ten percent of their budget to the development of agriculture. This is significant improvement.