When/If it comes philanthropy and service to humanity most Nigerian billionaires are always found wanting, parsimony is their watchword.

But there’s one billionaire who stands out like a giant bamboo tree that accidentally grows in a maize plantation, its sight can never be mistaken for that of chest-level maize stalk. It will always stand out for everyone to seen

Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, is widely perceived as one of the kindest of affluent men. He is a raritt

Giving, without looking back, is a second skin to him. Whilst he would rather do this without making a fuss or pander to the public, many a beneficiary, out of sheer happiness and relief, has always rushed to the media. And he has done it again.

The benevolent billionaire has taken up the medical expenses of the famous reggae icon, Majek Fashek, who is terribly sick and stranded in London.

the ‘Rainmaker’ crooner, is currently receiving treatment at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich, London,

His manager, Uzoma Day Omenka, who Confirmed the story, painted an appalling and gloomy picture of the dismal situation the musician is in.

But things are expected to change with Mr Otedola stepping in the fray and taking care of the hospital bill fully and this has thrown Nigerians across the world into fits of joy.

The stories of uncommon exhibition of generosity, selflessness and altruism by Otedola is abound on every front and self-evident.

Apparently, they have not forgotten so soon how the businessman extraordinaire spent N36,635,000 for the medical bills of former captain and coach of the Super Eagles, Christian Chukwu.

Chukwu had a major surgery and treatment at the Wellington Hospital, London, courtesy Otedola

In May, Otedola also came to the aid of Peter Fregene, a former Green Eagles goalkeeper, who had been bedridden since 2001, after a SUNDAY PUNCH report last May.

He is currently also footing the medical bills of popular actor, Victor Olaotan, a lead character in the popular TV soap opera series, Tinsel, in a Turkish hospital.

Otedola has also reportedly taken up the medical expenses of ailing Nollywood actor, Sadiq Daba.

In 2017, Sadiq Daba, who had been battling leukaemia and prostate cancer for the past few years, returned to Nigeria from the UK where he went for medical treatment. The ace broadcaster also revealed that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in November 2017. This was barely months after he was hospitalised due to leukaemia.

Source: TheCapital