Popular Nigerian gospel fuji musician, Dekunle Fuji is now a certified
nurse in the US. The former Storm Records artiste who several years ago
was
a toast in the gospel scene is now based in the US State of New Jersey
where he went through a nursing course to become a qualified nurse.
NET investigations have it that the former artiste had left Nigeria for a
show in the US in 2011. Getting to the US, Dekunle began considering
the
thought of settling down in the States. In no time he quickly applied
for a nursing course and finished with the course a few months ago,
according
to our source.
A source who confirmed the report told NET that prior to his sojourn in
the US, the musician (although does not like to be referred to as a
gospel
artiste) had joined the Nigerian Police Force even before moving to the
US. ‘Dekunle had joined the police force where he was appointed a senior
officer because of his qualification.
It just so happened that his travelling came through just about the same
time the Police force had employed him’, the source said. We also
discover
that in the US, the musician turned nurse is still taking up shows in
churches and crusades where he gets paid up to about $5000 (N790000) per
performance.
Another source says that the musician who lost his father and mother at a
young age had decided to adopt New Jersey as his permanent home for
now. The source said, ‘Nigeria is more like his second home since he
relocated, besides he doesn’t seem to have much for him here’ While he
was
in Nigeria, Dekunle Fuji whose real name is Adekunle Oloyede Michael
Olalekan had made a name for himself in the church circles, delivering
his
album, ‘No Lele‘ under the Storm Records imprint in 2008. The album
debuted following the hit single, ‘Mo Like Jesu Gan’ which featured
rapper,
Ikechukwu with the video directed by DJ Tee.
The Osun State-born musician who is a graduate of Theatre Arts from the
University of Lagos had launched himself into a new kind of hip-hop
infused fuji with a Christian message gaining popularity among both fuji
and hip-hop fans at the same time. Dekunle’s new vocation is coming on
the heels of recent trail of Nigerian celebs that have down-played their
celebrity statuses and adopting a more regular profession. Former
beauty
queen and actress, Regina Askia- Williams had long become a qualified
nurse in New York since marrying her American husband. There are also
tales of former, 419 Squad member, MP who dropped music to train as a
doctor in UK but has since moved to the US where he now resides and
practices.
Source: THENETNG
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