By Bukola Kayode
Omolara Olatubosun, the ex-lover of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi has come out blazing in anger over his recent claim that he singlehandedly raised their daughter Princess Adeola Ogunwusi.
The monarch’s ex-lover’s new claims runs contrary to his post on his official Instagram and Facebook pages when he celebrated Princess Adeola’s birthday on October 18, 2021.
Oba Ogunwusi had stated that he raised Adeola after having the child at age 19.
Olatubosun, has countered Oba Ogunwusi, saying that he was not present in the child’s life, especially in the first 10 years.
Olatubosun told Punch that the only time the monarch saw their child after her birth was at a wedding.
She said, “The first time he saw the child was at the hospital after I had given birth. He came with a letter of apology and spent only about five minutes. He didn’t see her again until four years later. When she was four, he begged me to allow Adeola to be the flower girl at his sister’s wedding, that was the second time he saw her.
“Adeola started visiting him for holidays when she was 13 and only went to live with him when she was 15. That is after his people begged me to allow her stay with them.”
She further told the paper of how she had sent warning messages to the Ooni to either tell the truth or pull down the posts, but he failed to comply.
“I have sent him private messages to warn him to set the records straight. He knows he is lying; why he’s doing that, I don’t know. I asked why he had to lie because he has been lying since the day I met him.
“I have reached out to him more than once. He was adamant and said I was rude to him. I gave him a 72-hour ultimatum to take the post down if he could not face the world and say the truth. I told him to pull the post down because it is a disrespect to all the hard work that I have put into raising my child.
“When he became a king, I made excuses for him. For the past six, seven years, people have been coming to me asking me to tell his story and I turned all that down because I did not just want my face out there. All I care about is saying the truth and setting the records straight.
“I won’t take away the fact that he sent her abroad for school. He did that; it wasn’t my penny in there. I have been silent because of my daughter, but what sort of role model would I be to her if I don’t set the records straight?
“This is not about a rumour, I am only debunking lies about my life story. I’ve known him for 40 years and I was seven years old when we became friends. Whatever he is doing that is bad, that’s none of my business, but this one is my business,” Olatubosun was quoted as saying.
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