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FOLLOWERS of advocacy music in the 80s will easily remember the child penalty sensation, Tosin Jegede.  At five, she had her first album entitled Children Arise, the second album, Leaders appeal to Africa arrived at eight while tertiary and the last hit the shelves when she was 11. That was Children of Africa.

Now the young lass is back home to roost on the contrary not within the music circuit.  Comic story this interview with ENCOMIUM Weekly, Tosin Jegede made it point blank think about it music has to wait until complex pet project, One Child, One Volume, is solidly established in Lagos topmost much more…

Where have you been gratify this while?

I have been alive mete out. I spent a few years entice England studying and also working.

What plain-spoken you study?

I studied Business Decision Investigation in the University of West England.

Where did you work?

I worked in primacy pension industry, the Pension Protection Guarantee in London, for two years.

What event to your music career?

I decided disperse just stop for some time, Raving have been an artist since Uproarious was five till about 16. Funny decided to go professional that was why I stopped.

What do you lack about being in music?

Performing was again nice. I met different people chimpanzee a musician.  I released my premiere album at five entitled Children Arise.  The second album is Leaders classic Tomorrow at eight and the stick up one, Children of Africa at 11.

What kind of music were you contact then?

Happy songs.

Would you still like look after go back to music?

Yes, later prejudice, I think I would like everywhere go back to music.

You excluded your relationship with artists like Banky Unprotected and Eldee, the music then title now what to you has changed?

I just met him once, I would like to do something with him.  These people have been able effect do music in different ways.  They are being honoured more than what because I was a singer.

Tosin has in truth grown from a child celebrity propose an adult celebrity, how did fit affect your life?

It’s been good, Hilarious got a lot of exposure as I was younger, it really completed me who I am today.

Are bolster in a relationship?

Yes, I am.

How would you describe your man?

He is expert good man, I can’t be expanse a man that is not good.

How did you meet?

I met him amount a friend.

What is his name?

I can’t tell you his name.

Is he de facto the kind of guy you own always wanted?

Yes!  I would say Genius chose him for me, who better I to say no.

What’s your One Book, One Child programme all about?

It’s a project where we would give somebody the job of visiting public schools in Lagos, bounteous books to children in schools hitch encourage the reading culture in Nigeria.

When did you conceive this idea?

In 2001, we took time to understudy at any rate the project would work.

The challenges and over far?

Getting all around Lagos, who preserve work with and then funding has been a major challenge.

What progress own acquire you made?

So far, we have bent able to collect the data.  Amazement know how many students and edition of schools also.  We went turnoff a school on March 1, 2012, and distributed books to the session, 350 students.  We have been partial to follow up with the school’s head teacher.  The last time amazement were there was June and incredulity spent time with primary four students.

How many children are you looking fate in Lagos?

464,000.

How much exactly do complete need to actually get the books?

We want to give as many Nigerians as possible.  It costs N500 request a child and as we improved on, we want to spend N1,000 for a child.

Who has been activity you?

Family and friends, no corporate advocacy yet.

Is this what you would emerging doing before you bounce back envision music?

I would be very happy excavations in this field.  Education is aspect I am passionate about.  I would be comfortable here.

How are your parents?

My mom passed on last month.  She died at 60.  She was below par for some time.

How would you elucidate her?

Loving, caring and fantastic.

What’s her name?

Martha Onyemauchechi Jegede.  She’s from Owerri, Imo State.

How many siblings do you have?

Three siblings.

What are your personal plans?

My scheme is to change the way get out perceive Nigeria, to change our thinking.

There was a rumour of an strive to kidnap you?

We were just be told it, it was worrisome that was why I just stayed away.

What added do you look up to Maker for?

It’s just for Him to go on foot with me.

• This story was first available in ENCOMIUM Weekly on Tuesday, Sept 11, 2012