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I was very happy when I
heard. It is a thing of joy that my daughter has become an important person in
life.
There was no sign and we
did not receive any prophecy from a pastor or alfa that she would become famous
in the future. What I have always known, however, is that only God has the
power to change a person’s status from nothing to something.
I beseeched God to open
the door of opportunities for her, let her make it and let anything she laid
her hands on in Lagos turn to gold. I prayed God to make her meet somebody who
would help her. Those were my prayers and I thank God that He has answered
them.
How would you describe Olajumoke?
She is a lovely child,
well-behaved and easygoing. She does not do anything that can bring problem to
her or others.
Why did her education stop at the primary school level?
After she left primary
school, she told me that she wanted to learn hairdressing, so, we took her to a
shop here in Iree where she started to learn the occupation. That was the
reason she did not go beyond primary school. After she completed her
apprenticeship a few years ago, we organised a graduation ceremony for her.
Now that Olajumoke’s status has changed, what is your advice for
her?
I know that God does
things His own way but my advice for her is to allow God to lead her in
everything she does and listen to the instructions of people who have helped
her to become what she is today. My prayer is that as God started something
great in her life, He would continue to help her so that she would rise and
become successful.
Has she called you since her life changed?
Yes, she has called me
several times. She even called me the day the good thing happened and explained
everything to me. She told me about how she was discovered by the lady called
T. Y. Bello. I was so excited. I danced vigorously to appreciate God for ‘remembering’
my daughter. She has not come back to Iree since that remarkable thing happened
to her but we have been communicating on the telephone. We speak on the phone
at least six times a day.
How do you see your daughter’s sudden fame?
God has done something
so wonderful in my life that I cannot express how joyous I am. My daughter has
made me proud. God has set her feet on the path of greatness.
What is your plan now? Do you intend to go and meet your daughter
in Lagos?
I want her to settle
down first. I will go and meet her in Lagos later. She told me that they would
soon travel.
What about her husband, Sunday Orisagunna?
Her husband has gone to
meet her since the time she was discovered by T. Y. Bello. One of Jumoke’s
children is with her and the other one is here in Iree.
I took her in after my son impregnated her –Mother-in-law
How did you receive the news of Olajumoke’s fortune with her
pictures in newspapers and on social media?
She is my son’s wife but
I treat her as my own daughter. I felt very happy when I heard the good news.
Since your son, Sunday, married Olajumoke, how would you describe
her attitude?
She has always exhibited
a good character. My son met and impregnated her when she was learning
hairdressing. My son had phoned me from Lagos and said that if I heard that he
impregnated a girl, it was true and he was ready to marry her. In the evening
of that day, somebody brought Jumoke and mentioned Sunday as the one who put
her in the family way. I said there was no problem and asked her to come and
stay with me. Some weeks later, she brought her luggage and began living with
me here. I soon went to meet her parents and told them that we had accepted her
as our wife and daughter. Since she gave birth, I have been taking care of her.
Sometime last year, she told me that she was going to Lagos to work and I gave
her my blessing. She dropped her firstborn for her mother but when the child
was sick, my in-law brought her to me, saying that she said he wanted to see
her father (Sunday), who was then in Osogbo, where he was learning to make
aluminium doors and windows. Sunday came to Iree for the weekend and we took
the child to the hospital and thereafter, she was okay. But when Jumoke heard
that her child was sick, she said she wanted to come and take her to Lagos and
I said there was no need for that. Not quite long afterwards, she came to Iree
and started staying here.
However, in January, this year, she told me that she was
going back to Lagos and I asked about her decision to return to Lagos. This
time, she took her two children to Lagos but I was not comfortable with it and
I gave her husband money to go and bring back the first child so that she could
continue her education in Iree. I didn’t want anything to disrupt her education
because it might be difficult to find a school for her in Lagos. She later
brought the child back to Iree. About a week after, she went back to Lagos and
the next thing we heard in the news is that she has become a model. We did not
really take the news seriously at first. Her husband called and told me that he
wanted to travel to Lagos because some people took the picture of Jumoke and
they were looking for her and eventually found her at the bakery where she
usually bought bread in large quantities. He said they asked him to come to
Lagos over the matter. I gave him the transport fare and he left for Lagos.
When he got to Lagos, Sunday called me and said that it was good news and we
were all happy.
What is your advice for Olajumoke now?
This is a thing of joy
for me and Jumoke’s parents. For us in the Orisagunna family, we see it as a
big success. Jumoke and her husband, my son, should continue to pray and thank
God and realise that it is God who has brought them this far in life.
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