Sarkodie Publicly Speaks On Fake UN Awards For The First Time

Barely a year after receiving a regular bottle purported to be a UN humanitarian and excellence award, Sarkodie has publicly addressed the fake awards scheme for the first time.

The Ghanaian rapper was among some top public figures including politicians, media personalities, academics, celebrities and others who fell for the fake UN award scam organised by one self-styled Dr. Kwame Owusu Fordjour.

Dr. Fordjour, popularly known as Dr. UN, held this event at Alisa Hotel in Accra on Friday, August 28, 2021.

This embarrassing situation compelled most of the award recipients to delete posts of the award they shared on social media.

Speaking on a radio station in Kumasi, Sarkodie emphasised that anyone could have fallen victim to the scam. He narrated further how his manager notified him about an email from Dr. UN about the awards.

Sarkodie said when he arrived at the event, the calibre of people at the events made him believe the awards given were real, although he saw some red flags.

Although he was initially unhappy about the issue, he said he will still keep the award nevertheless. He believes ‘Dr. UN’ wanted to honour people for their work, even though the UN representation turned out to be false, Sarkodie said it was still worth it.

Other personalities who received the awards were Chairman Wontumi, D-Black, Captain Smart, Berla Mundi, Nathaniel Attoh and others.