Florence Allor, Abuja.
controversial Nigerian social media influencer, activist, and content creator, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, VDM, has publicly declared that he has never collected a single kobo or dollar from Davido.
He made this statement to address critics who were calling him an “ingrate” According to VeryDarkMan, He stated that Davido has never sponsored his trips (such as his flights or hotels), nor has the singer ever donated to his NGO.
The activist Applauded Davido for his royal treatment, in a video, saying “Let me take you guys on a stroll. Make una see the room wey OBO booked for me. VeryDarkMan in Lagos. Don’t play.
”However, in July 2026, VDM made a U-turned on his words, stating that the “royal treatment” video was staged purely for entertainment Purpose. He revealed that he actually footed his own travel bills, paid for his own accommodation, and rejected Davido’s offer to pay for a full year.
He said in Pidgin English: “Any time wey I talk something around Davido and maybe some people wey dey around Davido record, people go say, ‘After all what Davido has done for you. Davido flew you to Lagos, Davido has contributed to your NGO,’ and all those type of things.“Well, today make I just address una.
You see that time I went to Lagos to meet Davido, na me pay for my flight ticket oo, na me pay for the hotel wey I lodge, but guess what, we just leave am like that for entertainment purposes. They said Davido contributed to your NGO. That’s not true.I never asked him to make any contribution. He was the one who said he go do something, and I never asked him. Ask David if I’ve ever collected N1,000 from him before since he knows me,” he stated
