{"id":124375,"date":"2023-11-27T16:13:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T16:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/27\/atlanta-celebrates-davido-with-official-city-holiday\/"},"modified":"2023-11-27T16:13:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T16:13:17","slug":"atlanta-celebrates-davido-with-official-city-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/27\/atlanta-celebrates-davido-with-official-city-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta celebrates Davido with official city holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Grammy-nominated singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has been recognized by the Mayor of Atlanta, Andre Dickens, for his contribution to entertainment in the city of Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Following the OBO crooner\u2019s headline A.W.A.Y Festival at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, the Mayor and the Atlanta City Council declared November 18 as \u201cDavido Day\u201d in honor of the singer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-993671 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Davido-33.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In a message to the singer on his birthday, November 21, the Mayor noted that Davido has \u201cdazzled audiences worldwide, becoming a global icon in the music industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-993674 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Andre-dickens-.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"677\" height=\"437\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cOn behalf of the City of Atlanta, thank you for your tireless efforts as a renowned singer, songwriter, producer, business leader, philanthropist, and community advocate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-993672 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/davido-11.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1143\" height=\"857\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n\u201cThroughout your remarkable career, you\u2019ve amassed an incredible number of accolades and continue to use your platform to give back to communities in the United States and throughout Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-993675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Andre-Dickens-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"554\" height=\"833\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Earlier, the Atlanta City Council, in a statement, said, \u201cBe it resolved that we, the members of the Atlanta City Council, on behalf of the citizens of Atlanta, do hereby proclaim November 18, 2023, as Davido Day in the City of Atlanta.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grammy-nominated singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has been recognized by the Mayor of Atlanta, Andre Dickens, for his contribution to entertainment in the city of Atlanta. 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