Like Father, Like Daughter … DJ Cuppy Walks in Her Father’s Philanthropy Shoes

Having a father that has accomplished much more than the majority of his peers is a different kind of pressure. For the average person, there are only two choices: follow the example laid out and eventually buckle under the weight of expectations; or disregard the path and create a new one and eventually alienate yourself. DJ Cuppy refused to follow any of these paths, choosing instead to fuse them by following her father’s example but adding her characteristic pink-haired tint.

Femi Otedola is a big name in Nigeria. But in his household, he is a father that hopes that his children would be as gentle, sensible, and charitable as he is. DJ Cuppy (real name Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola) is one of these Otedola children and she has long since mastered the art of making her father proud. Even so, the latest of her doings probably sent the Geregu Chairman jumping in excitement.

Social media is currently soaking in the report of DJ Cuppy donating £100,000 to her alma mater, the University of Oxford, to support African students. From this donation, Cuppy was celebrated and widely recognised as having picked up the mantle of philanthropy that her father is known for bearing every time he finds something lacking in his friends, strangers, and anybody else.

It is no longer news that Cuppy recently graduated from the University of Oxford from which she obtained a master’s degree in African studies. This is her second degree on the same level, with the first one obtained in Music Business from New York University in 2015. But what these institutions cannot teach her is philanthropy, a subject that her father mastered long ago.

It is good that Cuppy is setting a good example for others to follow. With her influence, maybe her peers will catch the fire of doing good as she did from her father.