The National Cathedral Secretariat has denied allegations that it gave gospel musician Sonnie Badu $50,000 during the facility’s 2019 fundraising launch in the United States of America.
The executive director of the National Cathedral of Ghana, Dr. Paul Opoku-Mensah, issued the following statement: “There are reports of the payment of $50,000 to the musician Sonnie Badu for his performance at the National Cathedral Fundraising Launch in Washington, DC, on February 8, 2019. The National Cathedral’s Secretariat hasn’t given Sonnie Badu any money and isn’t aware that it has.
Earlier, there were reports on social media suggesting that the gospel musician had been paid such an amount.
An account on Twitter @cecil_kwabena posted: “I’m sure the handlers of @SonnieBaduuk will alert him to clear the air whether he allegedly took $50,000 for singing 5 minutes 15 seconds at the launch of Ghana National Cathedral in USA.”
Sonnie Badu replied to the tweet by saying: “Wow, thanks for alerting me, I was not given a dime… Not even a seat for me and my team. We stood outside.”
The ‘Baba’ singer later released a press statement through his management to this effect.
Sonnie’s management noted that the organizers of the fundraiser explained to the team that the programme was a charity event and that they would give them something, but he and his team left right after the performance.
Read Sonnie Badu’s statement below:
