Nigerian music star David Adeleke, better known by his stage name Davido, has commissioned a hostel named after his late mother, Dr Veronica Adeleke.
The singer, in a video posted on his Instagram page, had stormed the city of Abia State with his 30bg and Cubana Chief to commission the hostel in Clifford University.
In a lengthy post on his Instagram, he noted how his late mother was a teacher, giver, and a woman who believed that education and compassion could change lives. He said that everything he is, the music, the drive, and the heart, came from her.
Davido said that the hostel is for her and every young African chasing their dreams, and who believes they can rise higher, together.
“Standing before the graduating class of Clifford University today, giving the commencement speech, I felt something bigger than music. I saw a generation ready to change everything.
When I looked into their faces, I saw the same fire that built me, that hunger to be seen, to make something out of nothing, to turn pain into power. I told them that talent might open the door, but purpose gives it meaning.
We live in a time where young people carry the future of Africa in their hands. It’s our time, but it’s also our test to use our platforms, our influence, and our voices to build, not just for ourselves, but for the next ones coming after us. As artists, as dreamers, as believers, we must lead by example. We must show that true greatness is not measured only in numbers, but in impact.
My mother, Dr Veronica Adeleke, understood that long before I did. She was a teacher, a giver, a woman who believed that education and compassion could change lives. Everything I am, the music, the drive, the heart, came from her.
Today, I had the honour of inaugurating a hostel at Clifford University named after her. Walking through that building and seeing the smiles of the students who would live there, I realised this was more than a tribute. It was a continuation of her purpose, turning love into legacy, one life at a time.
This moment reminded me that even when our parents are gone, their lessons remain alive in what we build, in who we lift, and in how we love.
This one’s for her, for every young African chasing their dream, and for everyone who believes we can rise higher, together.
We Rise By Lifting Others”.
The singer’s mother, Vero Adeleke, died in 2003 at age 40.
In November last year, Davido celebrated his mother’s 61st posthumous birthday. Davido wished his mother a happy birthday as he expressed how much he misses and loves her.
During his traditional wedding in June, Davido had paid tribute to his late mother who was from Edo State, with his second wedding attire. The singer rocked an Edo traditional attire, with his personal logistics manager, gearing him up.
A month after his wedding, Davido had shared a photo of his late mother in her youthful days as he described her as a baddie.
Marking her posthumous birthday two years back, Davido had described his late mother as a sweet mother.