{"id":135263,"date":"2023-12-28T11:53:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T11:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/28\/i-wanted-to-be-a-musician-not-politician-i-have-talent-gov-adeleke\/"},"modified":"2023-12-28T11:53:46","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T11:53:46","slug":"i-wanted-to-be-a-musician-not-politician-i-have-talent-gov-adeleke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/28\/i-wanted-to-be-a-musician-not-politician-i-have-talent-gov-adeleke\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I Wanted To Be A Musician, Not Politician, I Have Talent&#8221; \u2013 Gov Adeleke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, revealed that he would have been a musician and not a politician if he was not discouraged by his father.<\/p>\n<p>Adeleke, who is formally described as a dancing Senator, gained popularity for his lively dance moves in public events.<\/p>\n<p>His entertainment displays, became a topic of discussion during his governorship campaign, with opponents questioning his suitability for the serious responsibilities of governance.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in a recent interview on ARISE TV, on Wednesday, the 63-year-old politician shared that his passion for music dates back to his childhood.<\/p>\n<p>Adeleke said: \u201cActually, I was supposed to be a musician right away. But my father, when we were growing up in the sixties, didn\u2019t allow it. They didn\u2019t believe that somebody should go and do music. They just wanted you to go to school. So he discouraged me. But I know that I have that talent. It\u2019s the talent I passed on to my nephew and my son.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0\u2018I Encouraged Him To Make Music\u2019 \u2013 Gov Adeleke Celebrates Davido On 31st Birthday<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you play music now, I don\u2019t know how I would just start dancing. My body would just start moving without knowing it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got to America in 1981. The name of my school at that time in Alabama was Jacksonville State University. It was in the countryside. At that time, the school was having their anniversary, and a lot of activities were happening there. So I picked the dancing part. So, after the stages, we got to the finals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, to cut a long story short, I won. I remember vividly, that the president of our school was trying to pronounce my name \u2013 Ademola Adeleke \u2013 he called me Jackson. And at that time, Michael Jackson was reigning. So that\u2019s how I got the name Jackson.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"890536\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-728803639\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/300x250b.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, revealed that he would have been a musician and not a politician if he was not discouraged by his father. Adeleke, who is formally described as a dancing Senator, gained popularity for his lively dance moves in public events. 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