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.