Father of Morireluwa, the beautiful girl who won
the 2015 PZ Cusson baby moment which was held in Lagos on February 1st,
Oluyinka Davids, has revealed that his wife, Funmi Davids, took another
to represent him at the competition’s grande finale.
In an interview with Encomium magazine, he said he got his daughter
registered for the competition but that as the little girl was advancing
in the competition, she shut him out simply because they were no longer
living together.
“Yes I started it all, got my daughter registered, got her a
professional photographer, personally worked and also employed a PR
person who worked tirelessly for her on the contest. I knew she would
win. I often told her so. I sometimes even rehearsed how she would be
announced the winner and yes she did win, all the glory to God. Myself
and my wife had a serious misunderstanding which led to temporary
separation but I never ignored or denied the fact that the baby she’s
carrying is my daughter. I am still responsible for her upkeep even till
now. She called me and said “Your daughter Morireoluwa Davids needed a
two minute video for the next stage of the competition”. That was when I
knew she made it to the third stage. And I was like so because she
needs a video and her father is a cinematographer, that is why I am
getting to know my baby had gone this far in a competition I registered
her. Meanwhile shortly before this, during my daughter’s first birthday,
I ordered a big customized cake, clothes and toys for her. She turned
the person I sent to deliver the stuff. I was embarrassed and deeply
hurt. She was so rude and mannerless. She said so many things to me. I
still have her message saved. So I told her to go and get the video done
elsewhere for our baby because she only had to tell me because some of
my staff she asked without my permission turned her down” he said.
Oluyinka, who was not comfortable with the idea of his wife bringing
another man to represent him in the competition as he sees it as
impersonation which is punishable under the Nigerian law, but blamed the
organizers for allowing such act to take place without challenging her
actions.
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