I believe this write up is long overdue having been an issue that has been bothering my mind for quite some time now.
Let me start by listing a few of the single celebrity fathers here in Nigeria.
1. P-Square (Peter and Paul Okoye)
2. Seun Kuti
3. Timaya (Enetimi Odom)
4. May D (Mayokun Dumila)
5. Terry Gee ( Gabriel Amanyi)
6. Wizkid ( Ayodeji Balogun)
7. Ice Prince (Panshak Zamani)
8. Olamide 'Badoo' (Olamide Adedeji)
9. Sauce kid (Babalola Falemi)
10. Tuface (Innocent Dibia, prior to his wedding to Anne Macauley, mother of two of his six kids)
Now this list is not exhaustive but surely does represent a trend that is gaining acceptance amongst Nigerian celebrities. Notice that the list only picks out young, single and rich young men under 40 who have had children out of wedlock but who are well padded to give their ladybirds and babies a lovely home /family life but for whatever reasons have opted to enjoy the best of two worlds!
It is not an arguable fact that today's 'Stars' have very little to offer in the way of role modeling, preferring to blaze the trail of antisocial behaviors and idiosyncrasies but I believe common sense should prevail on them the need for a serious level of accountability first, to their offsprings who will bear the stigma of being called names ,and secondly, their teaming, young fans who are bound to follow suit in proliferating children who may never enjoy the joy and security of a foundationally sound family setting.
Let me start by listing a few of the single celebrity fathers here in Nigeria.
1. P-Square (Peter and Paul Okoye)
2. Seun Kuti
3. Timaya (Enetimi Odom)
4. May D (Mayokun Dumila)
5. Terry Gee ( Gabriel Amanyi)
6. Wizkid ( Ayodeji Balogun)
7. Ice Prince (Panshak Zamani)
8. Olamide 'Badoo' (Olamide Adedeji)
9. Sauce kid (Babalola Falemi)
10. Tuface (Innocent Dibia, prior to his wedding to Anne Macauley, mother of two of his six kids)
Now this list is not exhaustive but surely does represent a trend that is gaining acceptance amongst Nigerian celebrities. Notice that the list only picks out young, single and rich young men under 40 who have had children out of wedlock but who are well padded to give their ladybirds and babies a lovely home /family life but for whatever reasons have opted to enjoy the best of two worlds!
It is not an arguable fact that today's 'Stars' have very little to offer in the way of role modeling, preferring to blaze the trail of antisocial behaviors and idiosyncrasies but I believe common sense should prevail on them the need for a serious level of accountability first, to their offsprings who will bear the stigma of being called names ,and secondly, their teaming, young fans who are bound to follow suit in proliferating children who may never enjoy the joy and security of a foundationally sound family setting.
Olofofo! At least they were men enough not to have conspired with their chicks to flush down the embryos. But seriously we need to set up a regulatory body to look into their case.
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