The Lagos State University (LASU) has in a public statement urged fast-rising Nigerian singer, Akinbiyi Abiola Ahmed popularly known as Bella Shmurda to please return back to school to complete his undergraduate degree programme which he started with the school before dropping out to pursue his music career.
Just a couple of days ago on his birthday, Bella Shmurda had tweeted about him having made the decision to drop out of LASU to pursue his music career while noting that if he had not done that he would have been stranded at school fighting with numerous carryovers.
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However, the 25-yr-old artiste has become popular with his debut single, ‘Vision 2020’, the remix of which featured Olamide Adedeji aka Baddo.
Bella Smurda who has another hit single, ‘Cash App’ to his name says he is now worth 550millions streams.
Bella Shmurda had tweeted: “I now worth over half a billion streams (550millions streams to be precise). I for still Dey lasu Dey wine and dine with carryovers and stranded with nothing in my pocket… forever glad I did my thing.”
However, in reaction to his tweet, the institution LASU rated as the best state-owned university in Nigeria said it’s happy it played a part in Bella Shmurda’s story.
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The school, however, urged him to return to the classroom to complete his degree programme.
Happy birthday @fineboybella. Glad you have come this far pursuing your dream. Also glad @LASUOfficial
played a part in your beautiful story because Univ. dont make people rich, only incubate them to find and achieve purpose. BTW, please come back to class and earn your degree❤ https://t.co/Mn9JjDCpaN— Lagos State University (@LASUOfficial) January 28, 2022
LASU tweeted: Happy birthday@fineboybella. Glad you have come this far pursuing your dream. Also glad @LASUOfficial played a part in your beautiful story because Univ. dont make people rich, only incubate them to find and achieve purpose. BTW, please come back to class and earn your degree.
Meanwhile, a popular music promoter, Quadri Taoreed, better known as Kogbagidi, who graduated from the institution visited the school on Wednesday, January 26, 2022.
Kogbagidi was received by the institution’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello and other principal officers at the VC’s office.
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