D'banj has been commended by the
president of World Bank, Korean-
American physician and
anthropologist Jim Yong Kim for his
devotion to the African Union's year
of Women's empowerment, where
he is encouraging global artists to
raise awareness about poverty and
other related issues. What Kim
wrote on his Facebook page about
D'banj below...

I'm d'banj but my world bank friends cal me star power d'banj.

xtra-ordinary artist