Popular Nigerian gospel fuji musician Dekunle Fuji Becomes Nurse In America
In the search for greener pastures, a 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 hiphop
infused fuji with a Christian message gaining popularity among both fuji
and hihop 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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