Yemi Elesho, the skit maker, has revealed that he only discovered that veteran Yoruba actor Adewale Elesho was his father when he was 10.
In an interview on Talk To B, the content creator explained
that his parents were never together, so he grew up with his mother and
grandmother in Oyo.
Yemi disclosed that during that time, he assumed another man
in their household, whom everyone referred to as “dad”, was his father.
The skit maker said he did not go into detail about his
parents’ relationship but recounted the moment he found out the truth.
According to him, while watching a movie one day, his mother
pointed at the screen and casually mentioned “that’s your dad”.
He revealed that his father had tried to bring him to Lagos,
where he lived, but his mother refused.
“I grew up in Oyo, but until I was 10 years old, I didn’t
know Elesho was my father,” he said.
“As a young boy, I didn’t have the confidence to ask my mum
who my dad was because I lived with her, and whenever she wasn’t around, I
stayed with my grandma.
“There was a man in our house whom everyone called “dad,” so
I assumed he was my father.
“One day, while we were watching a movie, my mum pointed to
the screen and told me, “That’s your dad.” Whenever he came to Oyo, he would
visit my mum, but I never knew.
“He also tried everything he could to relocate me to Lagos
where he lived, but my mum wouldn’t let me go. In that aspect, I feel my mum
didn’t do well.”
Yemi also narrated how he eventually left Oyo without
telling his mother, determined to find his father after learning his true
identity.
He said when he arrived in Lagos, he didn’t know anyone, but
eventually stayed with a familiar face who used to visit his mum.
He added that one day, he saw his father on TV, got excited,
and the man he was staying with called the number displayed on the screen.
According to him, his father promised to come for him and
did so three days later, after which he began living with him in Lagos.
“One day, I left my mum’s place and travelled to Lagos,
hoping I would find my dad. I didn’t tell her I was leaving, but I wrote her a
letter,” he added.
“When I got to the garage, the drivers were reluctant to let
me into the car because they thought I was running away from home, which was
quite common in Oyo at the time.
““When I got to Lagos, I didn’t know anywhere, but I
remembered a man who used to visit my mum and would always say he was popular
in Ajah. So I went in search of him and ended up staying with him.
“One day, I saw my father on TV and started shouting, ‘I’ve
seen my dad!’, something I had always wished for.
“After the show, the man I was staying with took down the
number displayed on the screen and called my dad. My dad promised to come for
me. Unknown to me, he had already had my mum arrested for letting me leave
home.
“Three days after that call, he came for me and that was how
I started living with my dad.”
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