Veteran Ghanaian actor, Henry Harding, aka Pattington Papa Nii “Papafio” has turned down donations from actor Gloria Sarfo.
Gloria Sarfo, best known as Nana Ama of ‘Effiewura’ TV series fame has been making some donations to some of Ghana’s veteran actors to mark her birthday celebrations.
However, Papa Nii, says he will not accept such donations because of its publicity. According to him,Gloria has called him several times. However, he keeps giving her so many excuses because he does not want such donations.
“Gloria has called me about ten times but I did not answer. Because I want to state emphatically that, right from the beginning, I was not interested in receiving any donation from her.” He said in an interview with Sammy Flex on Showbiz Agenda on Zylofon 102.1 FM.
Papa Nii maintains that if anything at all, the receiver should be the one to to decide to broadcast the gesture and not the donor.
“The receiver of a donation should be the one to decide to broadcast the gesture and not the donor. Personally, I have made several donations yet, no one knows about them. Thus I advise Ghanaian celebrities to emulate this way of giving to the poor and needy in society”, he added.
Meanwhile, Gloria Sarfo, also in an interview with Sammy Flex, says she has been donating to various orphanages on her birthdays. However, she decided this year, to donate to a number of veteran actors. According to her, this is her way of appreciating their contribution to the movie industry. And Papa Nii “Papafio” is also part of her list.
Veteran actors such as Grace Nortey, Grace Omaboe, Paa George, Fred Amugi have so far received cash and some items from Gloria.
