Habeeb Okikiola, the controversial singer better known
as Portable, has called out his father, alleging parental neglect, theft
and financial exploitation.
In a recent Instagram live session,
the ‘Zazoo Zeh’ hitmaker detailed a history of abandonment, claiming his father
failed to provide him with a proper education or vocational training.
Portable stated that he was sent away from Abuja and had to
pursue tailoring in Lagos independently.
The artiste expressed frustration that his father, whom he
claimed was absent during his struggles — including times spent in police
stations — is now, in his view, overly involved in his personal life for
personal gain.
He accused his father of stealing his belongings, meddling
in family affairs and even extorting money from the mothers of his children.
“Even my dad is only concerned with getting money from me.
There is no time I would be in the police station that you will ever come to my
aid as your son,” he said.
“But you can collect the phone numbers of your son’s baby
mamas and collect money from them. You will be sniffing around my family. You
are with me, yet my life is scattered. When you are not with me, my life goes
on.”
Portable alleged that his father mishandled funds meant for
a building project, cheating him on material purchases. He also rejected any
notion of his father “inheriting my hard-earned properties, including cars and
clothes”.
“My life is good without you. I am a hero. You did not take
care of me. You did not send me to school. You are just like baba Mohbad; you
are always wearing my shoes and clothes. You can never inherit me. I will not
allow you to do to me what they did to Mohbad. My father is ready to take my
properties, including my cars and my clothes,” he said.
“When I wanted to build a house, I told him to handle it. He
was always cheating me. A block of N300,000, he will call it N900,000. You
stand on my toes because of my properties. When my mother died, my father said
he was not concerned. My father was cheating me on the purchase of bricks. You
were in Abuja doing your thing.
“My father sent me away from Abuja, and I came to learn
tailoring in Lagos.”
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