Fuji music star, Akorede Babatunde Okunola Saheed, popularly known as Saheed Osupa, is now a graduate of the University of Ibadan. The Hip Fuji creator and actor took to his social media accounts to announce this.

“It is official! Today, I attended the convocation ceremony of the University of Ibadan, where I graduated from the department of Political Science with Second Class, Upper Division… The public should be aware that, King (Dr.) Saheed Osupa Akorede is a graduate of the prestigious University of Ibadan, Class 2:1,” he wrote.

Born in the Mosafejo area of Amukoko, Lagos State, the singer and songwriter grew up in Ibadan, Oyo State. His father, Moshood Ajiwere Layeye was a Wéré music artiste and also an elder cousin of Fuji musician, Ayinde Barrister.

Prior to this new feat, the self-proclaimed ‘Olufimo Mateagbamole’ had in 1992, attended The Polytechnic, Ibadan, where he bagged a National Diploma in Business Administration.

He had his secondary school education at Amuwo Odofin High School in Lagos, where he graduated in 1987. He is an alumnus of the American International College where he studied Networking Operations.

K.S.O, as he is also called, started music professionally as a teenager in 1983. His first album was titled Fuji Fa Disco, followed by Fuji Blues. He has released over 40 studio albums including a 4-in-1 studio album titled Mr. Music. In 2008, he was declared the ‘King of Fuji Music’ by late Fuji maestro, Dr Sikiru Ayinde Barrister.