The City of Houston in United States of America (USA), has declared July 7 as ‘Davido Day’. This is to honour the Nigerian afrobeats superstar, David Adeleke, better known as Davido.
Sylvester Turner, the Mayor of Houston made the proclamation in a statement released in Houston, Texas, on Friday.
The Mayor made the proclamation following Davido’s soldout show at the iconic Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
His words: “I, Sylvester Turner, Mayor of the city of Houston, do hereby proclaim July 7, 2023, as Davido Day.”
Davido shared a copy of the statement via his Instastory.
Wizkid had also received similar honour in 2019 after he made history as the first African artiste to sell out the Skyway Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Mark Dayton, Governor of Minnesota declared October 6 as Wizkid Day.
