
Popular hip-hop act, Olamide Adedeji,
also known as Badoo has said that he dropped out of school but he was
able to make it in life by discovering his talent and through dint of
hard work.
He also identified discipline, commitment and being focused as catalysts for achievements in life.
Olamide said these on Friday when he
went as a special guest of honour at the Summer camp organised by the
Ogun State government at Akin Ogunpoola Model College, Akinale in
Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state.
The musician said he was determined to
succeed in life against all odds, given the stark reality that his
parents were poor, and were not able to pay his school fees at the
higher institution.
He said, “I am from Ogun State here, I
do not joke with my culture and language, in fact, I came from a poor
background. I had to drop out of Tai Solarin University of Education,
Ijagun, Ijebu Ode, when it was getting difficult for my parents to pay
my school fees.
“However with doggedness, perseverance and hard work I was able to find myself where I am today.”
He urged the pupils at the camp to always dare to be different and avoid unnecessary peer pressure.
Earlier in his brief introduction of the
guest to the campers, the state Governor Senator Ibikunle Amosun
advised the young boys and girls to be diligent, hardworking and be
consistent in whatever they do.
Amosun who was represented by the State
Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Otunba Dayo Adeneye advised
them to strive for the best in their academic pursuit.
While he told the youngsters to extend
the knowledge gained at the camp to their kith and kins, the governor
promised that his administration remained committed to the development
of education.
He said the sector would remain paramount in the scheme of things in the state.
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