Legendary musician, King Sunny Ade has been honored with an appointed by
the Federal Government of Nigeria. KSA has been appointed as "Change
Begins With Me" Ambassador. The Juju music God, Ade was appointed on
Monday, March 6, by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai
Mohammed in Abuja.
Lai Mohammed while announcing the appointment
described Sunny Ade as an icon and a trailblazer, who is a typical
example of ‘Change’ for young people to look up to. He also commended
KSA’s transparency in the music industry for over 50 years without
cutting corners to reach the top.
“We are looking for people like
you (King Sunny Ade) that the younger ones can look up to. It’s not
just that you have been around for fifty years but you have been around
for fifty years without any single stain on your part and that is very
hard.”
Acknowledging his new appointment, Sunny Ade vowed to
support the government in moving the nation forward. “You don’t need to
say much. This is what I love to do and it has been in me.
“We are ready to do that officially throughout the whole world, ” Ade said.