Ayiri’s $350,000 audio promise made me lose huge donations – Tayo

By Ibrahim Kolade

A former Big Brother Africa housemate, Tayo Faniran, has alleged that a fake donation pledge by Warri billionaire, Ayiri Emami, made him lose money from well-meaning Nigerians.

Faniran emerged as the first runner-up of the 2014 edition of the TV reality show.

Nigerian filmmaker turned politician, Desmond Elliot had organised fundraising for Faniran shortly after the show to support him.

However, people stopped donating after the news of Ayiri’s $350,000 pledge to him.

While reacting to the crowdfunding pulled on social media by singer Davido, Faniran said it reminded him of how Ayiri’s audio promise ruined his donation.

He further alleged that he met Ayiri at a club in 2019 but the billionaire ignored him.

Faniran wrote, “Desmond Elliot in many people’s books may have done something bad but I will always remember him for the good he once did to me, he started to raise funds for me after what you know who did to me in 2014 before Ayiri’s news of giving me $350,000 hit the net, mumu me sef carry my big head go snap photo with him and @official2baba, that was how my fans concluded that I got paid, fast forward to 2019 I ran into Ayiri at Quilox,I say make I greet am,oh boy if you see how baba strong face for me like say I still won remind am of the money ??,but baba forget say he use me blow that year ? #godiswatching