‘YOU MUST GET A DEGREE’ – DAVIDO’S FATHER INSISTS

Every
parent no matter the circumstances strives hard to live up to that statement
and so is Nigerian billionaire businessman Deji Adeleke who seems hell bent on
seeing one of his sons David ‘Davido’ Adeleke attending and graduating from
University like every other child.

The last two years have been a handful for Davido – he didn’t
just make a very successful debut in the Nigerian music scene but accelerated
to the A-list spot, something that has taken other A-listers years to achieve.
He’s released a debut album with chart topping singles, won international
awards and performed in and out of the country, what else could he ask for?

Well, Davido isn’t doing the asking, his father is; more like
demanding. NET sources say Mr Adeleke wants his son to enrol in a University
and graduate with a degree.

And to make that happen, he has reportedly built an entire
department at Babcock University (where he is currently a provost) for
Creative Arts which will have Davido and his manager Kamal as the only students
for now.

We’re told he has also bought a dedicated car which take the
boys to and from school as they work to combine academic commitments with show
business.

Davido and Kamal (who had to go back to school because of
Davido’s father’s insistence) are using the opportunity to bond, a source tells
us.

It is also likely his celebrity cousins Bayo ‘B.Red’ and Sina
‘Sinarambo’ Adeleke will be joining them soon.

‘Davido’s dad believes a lot in his music and HKN. He thinks
David can take it to the next level but he also feels education is compulsory
foundation for his son’, a source to the family tells us.

We learn he has been helping to put up necessary structures
that’ll ensure the boys don’t mess things up. For starters, Mr Adeleke insists
on meeting with everyone working with his son.

And the young pop star has so far been co-operative.

Davido’s mother Vera, an educationist herself was until her
death in 2003, a lecturer at Babcock University.