Saturday, December 29, 2012

Popular Transporter, MC Oluomo Takes Britico Wife!




*Popular Transporter, MC Oluomo Takes British Wife

*To Put To Bed Soon

Free-spending and popular transporter cum socialite, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya who is better known as MC Oluomo, is in a gay mood right now. And the reason for that is that he would soon be a father to a dual national baby. According to the information at the disposal of Different Stroke Media, the fair complexioned party-rocker has kept telling every artiste on the bandstand at any party he goes lately to praise-sing him as "Oko Britico tuntun" (the latest hubby to a British woman) and the moment that is infused into his eulogy the gear of his mood changes spontaneously into the apex. And as the adrenalin begins to rush through his veins in that instance, cash begins to fly out of his pocket into the air like confetti simultaneously. Such was the case at a burial party he(MC Oluomo) attended in Surulere, Lagos, yesterday where Fuji star, Alhaji Ramoni Akanni aka Raymon King was on the bandstand. The moment MC Oluomo walked into the venue amidst his usual entourage made up of Koko Zaria, Sir Kay, Spyder, Kesh and a few others, the artiste switched into eulogizing the transporter who had his two hands tucked(in his usual manner) into the two pockets of the trousers(Sokoto in Yoruba), of the aso-ebi he was wearing. A few minutes after settling down at the table reserved for them, one of his protégés went straight to the artiste to whisper something into his ear. And what the talented artiste started doing was to use the reference "Oko Britico tuntun" each time he mentioned MC Oluomo's name. Meanwhile, when he eventually stormed the stage to appreciate the Ogbomoso, Oyo state based artiste with cash, he beamed smiles of fulfillment mixed with accomplishment each time the refrain "Oko Britico tuntun" was mentioned. And all of a sudden he interjected on top of his voice that: " London lati lo nse ikomo!" (We are going for the naming ceremony in London). But how many people the super rich transporter would be transporting via the air to the Queen's land for the "unusual" naming ceremony coming up soon is yet unknown. One thing is certain though, he has the financial muscle to fly as many as he wants to and fro London. And with his current mood, anything is just possible.


Sunday, December 23, 2012

I Don't Belong To Any Family In Fuji Music--- Fuji Act, Wale Tekoma





 
*Gbenga Adeboye's Album, Supremacy, Made Me Popular

*Fuji Star, Wale Tekoma

Simply called Wale Tekoma, singing fuji music comes naturally to this young man. And having spent about 2 decades in the industry, it is not a surprise that he has been able to situate himself as an artiste of note. In this interview with Different Stroke Media, Wale Tekoma bares it all about his career and how late enigmatic broadcaster and humour merchant, Gbenga Adeboye, helped his career and lots more. Excerpt:


How did you start singing Fuji?

I started singing when I was attending an Arabic school, Moderatul Aqibat Lil Mu Taqeen that is the name of the school. And that was about 20years ago.

Did you start on your own or was a part of someone else's band at the beginning?

I started on my own. I started with Islamic music and after graduating from the Arabic School I now changed it to Fuji music.

So you didn't learn how to sing from anyone...

Yes, I didn't learn from anyone. My singing is a natural gift from God

Is Tekoma your real surname?

No. It's my stage name.

What are are your real names?

Musbaudeen Adewale Dauda. Dauda is my surname

So how did u coin the stage name:Tekoma and whatt does it mean?

That is a long story. And the answer to that question is better given by my singing about it. (Sings) Dauda lon sadura fun mi, baba Dewale. Ohun pelu mama mi Aduke Silifatu...won l'Ayinde omo mi, gbogbo ise ti oba se, te ko ma losiwaju, te ko ma losiwaju.(it was from parents prayers for me that I coined the stage-name because they always pray that I advance in what ever I do in life which is expressed as Te ko ma losi waju in Yoruba and later contrasted and shorten to Tekoma by me).

So the full form is Tekomalosiwaju?

That’s correct.

So how many albums have you waxed so far?

Eleven.

Do you still remember all their titles and year of release?

Yeah. Anything Can Happen in 1999, Abami Omo in 2000, Unification and  God Father in 2001, Category A in 2002, Romeo and  Juliet in 2003, Shine Your Face in 2003, God's Gift in 2005, Expensive Boy in 2007, The Truth in 2009 and Facebook in 2012.

Why did you title your current album:Facebook?

Because that is the easiest way to get in tourch to all my
​​ fans home and abroad. Facebook is the surest modern way of relating with anyone around the world and that is why I dedicated the album to it.

You featured in Gbenga Adeboye's album,Supremacy released in year 2000.Is it correct 2 say u became more popular by featuring in d album?

You are very right. Gbenga Adeboye of blessed memory brought me to the spotlight with that album. And I remain eternally grateful to him even in death.

So what has music done for you?

I thank Almighty God for my achievement but I don’t wanna disclose any one of it. Alhamdulillahi.

How many countries has music taken you to?

I have been to London and South Africa. I have also traveled to Saudi Arabia for holy pilgrimage.

When you graduated from the Arabic school,did you go to any other school after?

1991 was when I graduated from the Arabic school. I attended Agidingbi primary school and secondary school but still wish to further.

So what is your take on the different families cropping up in Fuji music?

I'm on my own. I'm not into any family. I'm a neutral man.

Are you married?

Yeah

How do you cope with female fans and their excesses?

They are my fans and supporters. They will definitely like to hang out with me. My  own I know my limitation with them. My career is first in anything I do.


What is your most memorable experience as a Fuji artiste?

That was the day I recorded my first album in 1998.

Do you feel fulfilled as a Fuji artiste?

Capital YESSS.

Finally,what is your message for your fans?

I just wanna thank all my fans home and abroad for their support because without them I will not be where I am today. I just wanna let them know I love them all they should be expecting my next album soon.

Billionaire, Femi Otedola's Ex-Lover, Yinka Odukoya, Speaks Again!


*Billionaire, Femi Otedola's Ex-Lover, Yinka Odukoya's Latest

*Speaks On Next Move @ Regaining Access To Daughter,Christy

Whilst the ferocious dust raised by the breaking of Zenon Oil Boss, Femi Otedola's refusal to let his ex-lover, Yinka Odukoya, have access to their love-child, Christine Olawumi Otedola, on this medium, is yet to settle, Yinka Odukoya has spoken with Different Stroke Media again! And this time around she hinted on her next line of action aimed at gaining access to her daughter 24 years after she was taken from her at age 2. She said:" I'll be taking the matter to Gboromiro (a popular Yoruba television programme designed to mediate between opposing parties from the legal perspectives) any time soon." She said further that: “If from what I'm hearing, he (Mr Otedola) is saying I have caused him embarrassment by exposing the matter to the media, then he should be ready for more. Because he would soon see me discussing the matter on television." And when asked if she is not putting herself in danger like a school of thought believes, she said: “I trust Femi; he would not try anything untoward with me
or anyone around me. Besides, the Femi I knew wouldn't do anything like..." She oozed the confidence. Meanwhile, she concluded by saying that unlike what she does every end of the year by coming home for Xmas from London, she has not got any information as to her daughter arriving for this Xmas. “They might have stopped her from coming home because of what is happening but that would not stop my effort at ensuring that I regain access to my daughter." She muted.

Saturday, December 22, 2012

K1 Takes On Kollington @ A Public Event Over Leadership Of Fuji Music





 
*Battle Of The Titans Brews In Fuji Music Industry

*As K1 Launches Verbal Attack Against Kollington @ A Public Event

+The Kollington's Interview That Sparked It Off

If care is not taken, lovers of Fuji music are in for what can be described as the battle of all battles between 2 Fuji music titans. That all is not well between the living  doyen of  Fuji, Alhaji Kollington Ayinla aka Kebe Nkwara and the King of Fuji music, Wasiu Ayinde Mershal (K1), at the moment, is an understatement. Because if the signals they are both sending are anything to go by, they are set for war. Few days back  Kebe Nkwara granted an explosive interview with a popular soft-sell magazine where he cut K1 down to size for laying claim to the leadership of  Fuji music after the demise of the creator of the widely accepted genre of music, Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Barrister who passed on 2 years back." Wasiu is funny. He said since Barrister's death he has become the leader of Fuji musicians. He said he is serious about it and he stands by that assertion that he is the leader of all Fuji musicians in Nigeria. Who made him leader? I laughed when I read it. The first question I asked myself is( sic): does Wasiu want to kill me?(Laughs)" Kollington said in part, in the interview. And when he was asked to describe his relationship with K1, the Lala Kuku Lala exponent said: "My relationship with K1 is not cordial; I must not deceive you, because he is junior to me. If he is Oga oni Fuji, where will he put Ayinde Ade Baba Oba, Ayinla Ade Baba Oba, will Baba Oba now become Omo Oba again. Am I going to become Omo Oba again? You can see that Wasiu has insulted me" He further complained in the interview. Meanwhile, more like a reprisal remark to Kollington's confrontation in the interview, K1 took his own jibes at his supposed father in their industry last Friday. He came to perform at a burial party for the dad of one of his patrons, Lanrewaju Akanni (Lamex), just 4 days after the contentious interview came out and immediately he stepped on the stage, he launched proverbial abuse and casting of spell on who ever is not happy with the position God has placed him in the industry. As a matter of fact he said such a person should “go and die.”And considering other acerbic things he wished for his enemies with his song, any follower of the recent happenings in the industry only need to read between the lines to know to whom the remarks were directed. And Fuji music fans can only wait for what would be the reaction of Kollington by the time the audio and video CDs of the show hits the market. And considering the history of  Kebe Nkwara’s temperament (viz-a-viz late Barrister) in a matter like this, he might be rushing into the studio for an album immediately could scatter the fragile peace that exist in the industry. But for the moment, fingers can be kept crossed.

By Different Stroke Media.

Friday, December 21, 2012

I'm The First DJ To Put His Jingle In A Mix-Tape---DJ Kamol, Kami-Kami-Kami




“I Did The First Mix-Tape That Became Popular In Naija, UK, US & Dublin”

"Street Banger Sold More Than Any Album You Can Name"

"If I Accept Every Babe That Wants Me, I Would Have Run Down By Now"

+His View About Jimmy Jatt & Others

Bamifayose Emmanuel who is popularly known as DJ Kamol Kami-Kami-Kami is a house-hold name with most lovers of music in Nigeria. Young and upwordly mobile, the fair complexione turn-table whiz-kid burst into Nigerians' consciousness with his mix-tape entitled:Street Banger. The Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state born DJ made money and fame and has kept waxing stronger. In this no-holds-barred interview with Different Stroke Media, DJ Kamol spoke about his career, achievement, other DJs and women. Excerpt:

What is your real name?

Bamifayose Emmanuel popularly known as DJ Kamol,Kami-Kami-Kami.

How did you start the job of a DJ?

Well, all the way it's not been easy but I thank God for today. Because we are making sense and things are working fine. It's not been easy though. I think I started 8 years ago. And I started from the street when there was no mixer; nothing to play with, you know. Back in the days when we used just CD player. That was when I started. But I give God the glory because we are making serious progress now

Tell us the story of how you became popular between when you started and now...

Yeah, popularity is not the work of anybody but the work of God. When I started, I never thought I would reach the place I am today. Then, I started when I was in Ojoo and when I started the hustling like playing here and there, everybody started calling me DJ,  DJ, DJ, I like how you play. Don't worry, by God's grace you'll go far and I'll say amen. And I continued doing it till when I got to know Sound Sultan (Naija Ninja). So I started working with him and during the trade fair festival, I met 2face, I met face, I met all other Naija acts...

(Cuts in) What were you doing for Sound Sultan?

Yeah, I worked for him as his personal DJ and that was 5 years ago when the Trade Fair festival was going on. So, I just went there to look for a job and thank God I met him and I told him, baba, I can do this thing very well. And he said if you can do it, go and bring your set and let's see. And thank God when I got there, I displayed and everybody was patronising our stand and things worked out.

How did you get the nick-name DJ kamol?

Actually, one of my friends gave me a Kamol cap and once I put it on people would go like, mehn, this Kamol is fine. Ah, I like it, please don't pull it o, just be wearing that Kamol. So I thought of it that everyone is saying this Kamol fits me and I then said fine, I don't have a DJ name yet and when I got home I told my friends, as from today on, call me DJ Kamol. So when I met Sultan I told him my name is DJ Kamol and I want you to do a skit for me. And when we got into the studio, he was now playinh with the mic like, Kami-Kami-Kami, DJ Kamol koma kamo. Hey, oya let's go into the place...

Can you tell us some of the major shows you have featured in?

Yeah, today, I can play at any carnival...

(Cuts in) I mean the shows you have done already...

That's what I'm saying. I started playing carnival let's say 4 years ago. As in professional carnival, I started playing it 4 years ago. And based on the street level, I don't even play on radio; I didn't learn the DJ work from any where, I just learnt from the street. And anything carnival because carnival is street and I do carnival things very well. So I have big, big, experience from this carnival stuff where touts, you know, the good ones, the bad ones; how to relate with them and thank God, I do get more carnivals. I play carnival very well. I think I have played more than 100 carnivals across the country.

What kind of relationship exists between you and other top DJs like Jimmy Jatt and the rest?

Yeah, I know all of them starting from Jimmy Jatt to our own Alaba side, DJ K-Wise, DJ Rilwan, I know them very well. Actually, I started the Alaba thing by putting my jingle in a mix-tape. I started it. Then, the first mix-tape that became popular in Nigeria, UK, US, Dublin, just name the country, I did it. And the title of the mix-tape is Street Banger. It sold more than...I don't know. And when I say I don't know, it means I don't know the number. It sold more than any album you can name. So, that was what brought out the name DJ Kamol. That mix-tape. And as par my relationship with the likes of Jimmy Jatt, he is our boss. He is doing well,he is doing good. So, any time he has a show, he does call us that, just come around and showcase yourself. He does that to every one of us.

Since Street Banger sold very well that means you must have made so much money...

Actually, I thank God for the level of richness and I think that the CD Street Banger, if it were in the
US or the UK, I think by now I would be competing with the likes of Dangote and co. But in Nigeria, it's pirates. I can't really say I made so mucg money from it but I can boast of the name. I made name from it. It really didn't give me the money.

What inspires you to do your mixing? Do you drink, smoke or what?

This is going to be funny and that is the fact that I don't drink. I have never tasted anything alcohol and I don't smoke. What give me inspiration are my speakers. When I'm hearing sounds, I get inspired. I feel like doing a lot of things; I want to mix, as in I love sound, I love music. So, any time I'm alone, and I'm playing, I'll be getting higher and higher, you know. That's just it. And people give me inspiration. Once I see crowd, I'll get inspired like, I want to play, I want to play.

So, how are you handling babes with your popularity?

Yeah, for the ladies stuff, I think I'm coping with them. Any time they call me, I see them. So, I do welcome them like, okay, you want to be my friend, you are welcome. And I know how to avoid them when when I need to because if I have to be seeing them every time they call me, I think by now I would have run down. But I thank God I'm using my brain. Though, I'm not perfect but at least I'm trying to avoid some and welcome some.

Are you thinking of taking one of them for keeps soon?


Hmmmnnn, should I say I have a fiancée already. So, we are just praying to God that everything should work out.

So, the wedding bell might toll soon...

Yeah, it might toll in 2 years or any time.

Finally, what is your ultimate dream as a DJ?

Yeah, should I say I dream of being like DJ Khalid where by I'll do my mix-tape things, go to shows, make my money. And I'm dreaming of having my own bar at the baech side. You know, like having a very big bar, a lot of speakers, inviting guest artistes and people would come around to enjoy themselves. I have a big dream. I want to go to UK by next year by His grace. I want to work with them in their radio stations. I'm thinking very big sir.

Okay, all the best...

Alright sir. Thank you.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Between Zenon Oil Boss, Femi Otedola And His Baby's Mama, Yinka Odukoya










"Femi Otedola Has Denied Me Access To Our Daughter, Christy, For 24 Years"

Zenon Oil Boss' EX-Lover, Yinka Odukoya Cries Out

"We Took Oath To Get Married But His Mum Stood In Our Way"

"They Could Have Told My Daughter Her Mum Is Dead!"

If you are a mother, what you are about to read would touch you. Olayinka Odukoya
was only 21 year old when she was put in the family way by her lover,
Olufemi Otedola exactly 26 years ago. But due to the allegation
that Femi’s mum stood against their relationship, Olayinka could
not marry Femi who she described as the love of her life.

However, she
carried her pregnancy for 9 months and also went through the
painful experience of childbirth to bring forth the fruit of her dalliance with
Femi. But she was only allowed to take care of her lovely daughter named
Christy for only 2 years before the toddler was taken
away from her by
the father’s family. It is now 24 years down the line but Olayinka has

not been allowed to see her daughter who is now 26 years and lives



abroad. Though, she comes to Nigeria from time to time but each time she
does, Olayinka claims she is always denied access to her. All efforts
she has made with her family members to be allowed access to the young lady
have so far proved abortive.

In this
exclusive interview with Different Stroke Media at her mum's residence
in Epe, Lagos State, South-West, Nigeria, Olayinka reveals all
that have transpired between her and Femi in respect of Christy. You can't stop until you have read the last line.



For the purpose
of this interview, can I have your full names?

I am Olayinka
Odukoya.

What kind of
relationship existed between you and Mr. Femi Otedola?

We used to have
a love affair.


Was the love
affair one that your parents knew about? I mean your own parents and his own
parents...

What happened
was that I just finished from secondary school at that time and I was even
working when he approached me for a relationship. I accepted his advances and
some where along the line, I realised that I'd taken in for him. And this was a
time I was just offered an admission into the School of Nursing in Ikoyi;
I was only waiting to go for pre-registration interview before I realised I was pregnant. And at
that point in time, there was a man, Mr. Tobun who happened to be
Femi’s father’s friend and the contractor working on Femi’s
father’s house at Odo-Irangusi.

It was through
my friend that was dating the contractor that I met Femi. And he
promised me heaven and earth. As a matter of fact, we both sworn to an oath
with the Holy Bible never to leave each other. I was about 21
years at that time and it was at that point that we started sleeping together
and I got pregnant for him. And he accepted it. But in the long run, I realised
that he didn’t tell his parents at home that he had put a lady in the family
way. It was that Mr. Tobun that later went to his dad
to tell him that his son had impregnated a young lady in Ijebu.
And his mum later called him to probe him over it after the dad
complained to her.

But he lied to
his mum initially that he did not impregnate anybody. Meanwhile,
I used to go to their house regularly before then to the extent that all his
younger siblings were familiar with me. His mum even knew me,
though she did not know that I was dating her son which was the real purpose of
my frequent visit to their house. She thought I was only a friend to Femi’s
sisters. So, since I took in, I would go to him to collect money for my
upkeep and things like that. As a matter of fact, I contemplated aborting the
pregnancy at a point because I felt it was affecting the continuation of my
education but unfortunately for me then, an old man overheard me telling a
friend about my planned abortion and the old man went straight to leak it to my
mum. So, my mum came to take me from where
I was back home so as to prevent me from aborting the
pregnancy. And my dad too also prevailed on me never to try
aborting the pregnancy with the counselling that it is not only people that are
well educated that make it in life. So, I later went to tell Femi
that my parents were well aware of the pregnancy and he also plead with me to
keep the pregnancy.

What was Mr.
Femi Otedola doing then? Was he working or still in school?

He was a trader
at Iponri Shopping Complex selling stationery materials. And
since his dad was running a printing press then, he was also
supplying them materials to work with. And when we realised he was not showing
up at our house like it was expected, my parents said I should tell him that
they wanted to meet his parents and he said no problems. But when he refused to
come with his parents like he promised, a sister to my mum who was a registrar
was even nursing the doubt that I might not know the real owner of my pregnancy
and she attributed her doubt to the fact that the Otedola’s were
well-to-do and very responsible, so they would not tolerate their son impregnate a
girl and not do the right thing. So, there was a resolve that my mum should
follow me to their house and when we got there, it was Femi
himself that opened the gate for us. And when we met his dad, Baba
Otedola, and told him about the pregnancy, he probed Femi
Over it and he told his dad that he was the one responsible for
it. And the dad said he would have loved his mum to
be at home for the meeting because when he first heard about the issue and
raised it with the mum, Femi vehemently denied knowing anything
about the pregnancy to the extent that the mum was saying any
girl that was claiming to have gotten pregnant for her son should go and take
care of it in her parent’s house. Since her son had said he didn’t impregnate
any girl. But the dad said we should not worry about it and that
he would always send money for my upkeep. And shortly before I would deliver my
baby, the mum came around at the prompting of Baba Otedola, I
guess, she came with Baba Otedola’s elder sister. They said they
were the owners of the pregnancy since it’s their son that was responsible for
it. And when I delivered my baby, a naming ceremony was organised at their
house for my daughter.

So, since
everything was cordial to that point, how did the denial of access to your
daughter come into play?

Thank you.
That’s exactly what I am about to tell you. After the naming ceremony, Femi
came later to tell me that his mum said he should not marry me. And I
was like if she says that then, may be you should leave me alone. But he said
he could not do that. Later on, I told him I wanted to learn Hair Dressing
since I could not go to the School of Nursing any more. But he advised that I should
go to a Catering school instead. So, I went to Catering school and it was while I
was there that I got pregnant for him again. But his mum still stood
strongly against our getting married. Meanwhile, I had a forced labour
when the pregnancy got into the 7th month which I had as a still
birth. In fact, I almost lost my life during the delivery. It was the placenta that
came out first before the dead baby came out buttocks first instead of the head.
And my dad later went to meet him that, Femi, so, so, thing
happened to me. Though, he was fully aware that I was pregnant for him again,
but he apparently did not inform his parents. So, it was when my dad
went to their house that his dad too knew about it and challenged
him over it. But in his usual manner, he denied having anything to do with the
pregnancy and I later told him that thank God I did not die in
the course of the forced labour because that is how he would have denied me in
death.

And I reminded
him of how he lied that he did not know anything about Christy’s pregnancy before he later accepted to be the one responsible. And shortly after that was
when his mum became extremely hostile to me, telling his son that he saw girls
from rich background, he didn’t go to them. That, why would he go for someone
from a humble background like me. And it was because Femi told me
that his mum might accept me if we had a second child that I accepted to get
pregnant for him again. But when they said I should bring my daughter Christy
to them when she was a little over 2 years, so that she could start
kindergarten, I left her for them. But ever since then, the mum would not allow
me to see my daughter.

There was even a
festive period that my younger siblings went to their house to ask them to
allow my daughter to come and spend some time with us, the mum refused. And I
later went myself but as soon as the mum saw me, she took my daughter inside
and locked her up. And when all my efforts to see my daughter became abortive,
I later told them that I would always be my daughter’s mother because they
cannot buy another mother for her no matter how much they prevent me from
seeing her. And again, my mum’s younger sister told me not to worry because
when it gets to a point my daughter would ask for her mum. But when she
(Christy) was 15 and was schooling in Akure, Ondo State,
while she lived with her father’s younger brother, I still made an attempt to
go and see her there, yet they prevented me. And that was the point in time I
decided to leave the South-West for the Northern Part
of the country to cool-off. So, I stayed and worked in the North
for some time before I returned few years ago. Meanwhile, I
was already aware that my daughter had been taken abroad for further studies.
And I even made an attempt to be close to Otedola’s house but
each time I went, Femi’s mum was always like "what do you want?"
And I would tell her that I only came around to say hello and also to know if
you are hearing from my daughter.

But when it got
to a point, I could no longer cope with not seeing my daughter, I sent a Reverend
Father to the mum to beg her for me. And she was like I should never
again in my life send any emissary to beg her again. And about 7
years ago, I told my younger brother that I felt I would need to take the
matter to a relevant government authority to contest my right to see my daughter
for me. But my brother said I should not go that far that he would go and talk
to Femi man to man. Meanwhile, at that point I was always texting
Femi asking about the well-being of my daughter, he would not
reply any of the messages. There was even a day I went to his Zenon House
in Victoria Island. He saw me face to face as he was
driving in because I was standing at the gate. And when he got out of the
vehicle, he looked back at me and I said “Femi, you are the one I
have come to see”. But he rushed into the office and never came out till I
left. I got there around 8am and left at 12 noon.
I later dropped a note for him with his security guys stating that I did not come
to fight him but to see him and ask after my daughter. The number that my
younger brother had was no longer going through, so, he got another number of
his from me which he called without any one picking it. And he decided to send
him a text that why would he not allow his sister to see her daughter. And that
he should redress the situation since the child belong to him and his sister.
But by the second or third day, he called his mum to go and warn Felix,
that is my brother, that he was threatening his life. And the mum went straight
to my dad’s house to fight him. That he should warn his son who
was threatening the life of her son.

And my dad
called my younger brother from Ijebu immediately asking why my
brother would wade into the matter. And when my brother went to Ijebu some time
later, he told anyone that cared to listen to go and tell Femi’s
mum that he had come to town and that she should come and arrest him, maybe the
Police would be able to resolve the matter once and for all. But
after spending 3 days without seeing anyone come to arrest him,
he returned to Lagos.

So what happened
after then?


We decided to
give them some time again before raising issues over the matter. In fact, at a
point, I decided to go to Human Rights Advocacy Groups and I was already in Ikeja
with pictures before my brother called me and plead that I should not do
anything like that. Because no 2 opposing parties in a court case
return as friends.

He said he
believed dialogue could still do it. Meanwhile, I had gone to the monarch in
our town, Kabiyesi Odu-Iragusi, to plead with them for me but they
still turned deaf ears. I even went to one Tejuosho’s son who is Femi’s
friend in Ilupeju, Lagos, to discuss the matter with him. But
still nothing changed. My brother even went to the Kabiyesi over
the matter for the second time, yet they did not yield to my request to see my
daughter. So, about 5 years ago, Femi’s mum told me
that I should not worry that as soon as my daughter was through with her Masters
Degree, I would be allowed to see her. And after Christy finished
her master’s, it was Femi’s mum that called to tell me about it
and asked if I was coming to Ijebu for Xmas to
which I said yes. And she said she would make sure that I see my daughter. But
as I speak to you my brother, I have still not set my eyes on my daughter.

Interestingly
enough, during the last subsidy removal crises, I was just leaving Irangusi
for Omu, when one of my younger brothers called me that
he just sighted my daughter in town. And I took a bike with N1,500
that day to return to Iragusi, a journey that was not supposed
to be more than N300.00. But when I almost got to Otedola’s
house, I caught a glimpse of my daughter being chauffeur-driven out and I was
trying to wave down the vehicle but she did not see me.

How long ago is it now that you had a contact with your daughter last?

I have not had any contact with
her since they took her from me when she was a little over 2
years old.


Do you have any
idea of what she is doing abroad now?

I think she is
now working there. Because Femi’s mum once told me something like
that.

And you have not
spoken with Mr. Femi Otedola too?

Yes. I have not
spoken with him ever since. Even when his dad celebrated his birthday last year
and I went there, he avoided me all through. Even, his older brother who I
spoke with and told that they have not allowed me to see my daughter for years
could not believe it because the brother just returned to Nigeria from
abroad. And he promised to do something about. Yet, nothing has happened.

Are you married to someone else as we speak?

Not really. I
only had an affair with a man for whom I also have a daughter, Eniola. But I could not
bring myself to marry him because Femi’s experience has made me
to be scared of men.

So, what exactly
do you want from Mr. Femi Otedola?

All I want is access to my daughter and the full
rights to be a mother to her. Because they could have told her her mum is dead!

Note: Yinka Odukoya's mum, Mrs Iyabo Odukoya, a retired Head Mistress, in a separate interview, corroborated everything her daugter said.