By Kola Alhassan
Nollywood actor, Yomi Fabiyi is a thespian of many parts. He is a social crusader, human rights activist,defender of the defenceless, among others.
The arrival of his baby boy last month continues to delight and give him joy.
Speaking to IkejaBird in an interview,the actor said:”Every child is a gift from God. It is a grace given and grace accepted. To see another mini me gives me extra joy.”
But before now, his road had been strewn with stones and pebbles. His previous affair with his estranged lover turned sour, such that she denied him access to his first son out of vendetta, to spite him. He couldn’t play a fatherly role in his life.
“She denied me access and opportunity to play my role in the boy’s life. Initially, it affected me. I never wanted to get married or have another child until I am done fighting and securing access. I moved on partially when it was getting difficult as she blocked all means. The only means was my social media then. I reckon she will see or her supporters will notify her. And when it was crystal clear I had tried, I stopped bothering. Last year as you can see I didn’t engage in the usual painful celebration of his birthday. I moved on. It is what it is.
On what led the estranged lover taking his son away from him, Fabiyi told IkejaBird:”I won’t really love to go into details, just know and take it that I never did anything wrong. I stood my ground and by what God commands. She feels she must have her way, force things and I won’t.
“Then she feels taking the child away will serve as vendetta. And you know when some women wish to hurt or bring any man down, they can sacrifice anything or employ any means. I never cheated, beat or failed to play my fatherly responsibilities. It is what it is. My son is my son, my blood runs in his veins.
On celebrities notoriety for having multiple sexual relations leading to baby mama trend, the actor noted that nobody is insulated from such.
“Are there particular human beings immune of multiple sexual relationships or baby mamas? Nobody really bargained for that, but for marriage to stand, it takes a whole lot, families, compatibility and so on.
When asked if there were attempts to reconcile with the ‘baby mama’ to have access to his son,he said:
” My family and I had made several moves and a sizeable number of her family too has. I rather leave it to her conscience. If that is how best to raise her son, hide such key part of his life from him; raise him with such agelong bitterness, if that is her definition of motherhood; that is what her son deserves, then no problem.”
