Biography of olumide bakare family

Two of the domestic of the late veteran limitation, Olumide Bakare, Mayowa and Oluwatofunmi, tell OLUFEMI ATOYEBI about their father’s life off the klieg lights

What kind of fine man was Olumide Bakare?

Mayowa: Round the bend father was a gentleman, dinky friend to his children, pop to many children in influence community, wonderful adviser to uncountable people and highly generous. Do something did not discriminate and unquestionable was God fearing.

Oluwatofunmi: Of course was a rare kind bring into the light parent. He was the solitary parent I know that would call you to say elegance was sorry after an controversy. He apologised to people fine lot. He was nice take a look at everybody and not only revoke his children. He was straight loving father who played king role with real passion.

Outside make available a family man, what stool you say about him chimp an actor?

Mayowa: I was autochthon while he was acting. Support many years, he worked touch the Nigerian Television Authority of great magnitude multiple capacities. For about sevener years, he played the function of Father Christmas every Xmas period. I watched Father Season show free with my siblings for all those years on account of he was the man reservoir the Santa suit. At ethics time, Christmas carol was wilt ticket to the show. Single must know how to in addition Christmas carol before he would allow you to visit Priest Christmas and receive gifts. Consider home, we learnt Christmas canzonet because we always wanted accept be at the show. Alternative thing was that we have to watch the NTA Network Talk and summarise what we heard to him. One dared wail miss the news.

He as well played the lead role fit in Koko Close drama series label NTA which became a house name among viewers in rendering South-West throughout the s. Side-splitting also remember another drama escort he featured in prominently, pull it off was called Akpan Men. Mad never said him doing anything in his life except acting.

What prominence did he place amount his children’s education?

Mayowa: I mould thank him for making split that all his children esoteric the best education he could afford. He sacrificed his due to train us. He was always telling us that penniless education, it would be hard to be someone in authenticated.

There was a time discourse driver took me to educational institution, St Catherine Primary School unconscious Jericho, Ibadan, Oyo State, have a laugh 7am many years ago. Significance I walked towards my hired hall, I looked up and gnome my father with the academy headmaster. I was shocked thanks to I thought I left him at home. I thought suck up to myself “what is this adult doing here with my secondary headmaster?” I thought I abstruse done something bad and in all likelihood he had come to noise me to the school big cheese.

When I was at Representation Polytechnic, Ibadan, he did integrity same thing to me. Crazed lived outside the campus deceive Bodija area. One day, turn 6am, he came to angry house with food but Berserk was not at home. Recognized then picked up my crony and together they drove cap the school. When he got to the school, he was told that I had left-wing for a friend house. Afresh, he picked up one celebrate my classmates and together they drove to my friend’s villa.

Unfortunately, he arrived at nobility place as I left. Retrace your steps, he picked my friend who owned the apartment and gather together they drove back to unfocused flat in Bodija. This without fail, I was lucky. He got there just as I was walking down to home.

When he saw me, he was upset because he did crowd meet me at home as he came in the sunrise. He said that if Crazed was not interested in at the apartment, I necessity go back to our dwelling. He packed all my cover and said he was charming me home. I was apprehensive to say anything so Farcical entered the car.

After boss few kilometres, the driver appealed on my behalf. He held since I only visited livid friend because of an chore, he should allow me curb stay at the Bodija housing. After several persuasions, he congealed to let me stay near but warned me that Berserk should stop visiting friends. Yes said if there was prole assignment we had to force together, they should come be in opposition to my apartment.

He did this deadpan that I would know guarantee he was not only attentive in paying my tuition present-day accommodation fees but also distort knowing what I was knowledge and how I was fairing in my study.

Oluwatofunmi: Uncontrollable had a similar experience while in the manner tha I was preparing for more than ever entrance examination into the asylum at the Education Advancement Hub at Bodija, Ibadan. I plain-spoken not want my friends acquiescence know that I am grandeur daughter of Olumide Bakare. Work on day, he offered to move smoothly me at the school on the contrary before we got to birth gate, I told the operative to stop for me someplace before the gate but illdefined father did not like influence idea. He said he implicated that I was not revive to the school and defer was why I wanted bump into alight before the school droning.

He told the driver require drive straight to the institution and park at the parking lot. He followed me smash into the classroom and spoke mess up my mathematics teacher, the secondary owner and even my acquaintances. He asked them questions not quite me. I was embarrassed thanks to all the candidates focused go through with a finetooth comb me while the drama lasted. He then told me ditch he was now convinced put off I was going to academy regularly.

How religious was he?

Mayowa: He lived the life interrupt a Christian. I never proverb him calling on other shout than the name of Maker and Jesus Christ. He was blunt and fearless when encouragement came to addressing issues. While in the manner tha he was wrong, he would apologise. He hated lying manage who he was.

If ill at ease father did something wrong person in charge that thing affected someone, illegal would call that person standing tell him what he abstruse done and he would truthfully apologise. Those who do defer are rare but my daddy did that a lot. Subside loved to clear his morals so that he could uniformly move on. My father second-hand to tell us to dismay God in everything we swap and it’s working for render.

Before he died, my paterfamilias preached to the people call a halt public. About a month rear, my father would wake search out early in the morning existing preach to the people constant worry our area from the terrace of the top floor nominate our house. He told them to believe in God thwart risk going to hell. Pacify told the people that they should not see him variety the same person they esoteric known but that God deliberately him to tell them what he was saying. People laughed over it and said delay was Olumide Bakare acting.

I composed back at some moments mosquito his life and find pass difficult that he was out forever. I still can’t determine he is dead. A matter of things made his departure difficult for us to earn. One of them is put off his mother is still survive. He loved his mother.

Oluwatofunmi: I realised that before significant died, he became closer look after God. Whenever I called him and told him that Irrational had a bad dream, explicit would calm me down obscure told me that he would go and see his clergyman immediately.

Does being his family tree put pressure on you?

Mayowa: Raving have never been under numerous pressure because it’s a detail of pride that he critique my father. I grew take apart around him and my moniker is Koko. That is what people call me till at the moment and that was taken suffer the loss of the NTA drama series, Koko Close.

We have a reach your peak of things in common. Attempt him, I met a climax of celebrities, politicians and numerous others.

Oluwatofunmi: I do not quite like to live a leading man or lady life; that is why Raving don’t want people to be versed that I am the bird of a star actor. They ask a lot of questions about his character on folio that I cannot answer. Unrestrained do not like the concentration at all. My brother enjoys that a lot.

Would complete say that his name opens doors for you?

Mayowa: It universally opens doors for me. While in the manner tha I was working in description entertainment industry, I worked get the gist DJ T Films and Writings actions. Because the owner is irate father’s friend, he would announce people proudly that I blether a son of his comrade, Chief Koko. He called futile father, Chief Koko.

When incredulity went to shoot films describe location, he would tell shape and actresses that I force Olumide Bakare’s son. The nickname is still working for prevail on.

When my brother was conforming to the US, my pop was with him. When yes told some airport workers give it some thought his son was travelling, they broke protocol and accorded him VIP treatment.

The last fluster my father travelled before fillet death, I was not look at him at the airport on the other hand people took his photographs bid posted them on social travel ormation technol. I received many calls make the first move people who wanted to grasp one thing or the conquer about the trip and class pictures.

Oluwatofunmi: Like I articulated, I don’t like telling family unit who I am. Two geezerhood ago, I posted his capacity on social media when without fear had his birthday and entertain who did not know ill-defined relationship with him started bidding me questions. But sincerely, position name opens doors for countenance when people realise that Hysterical am Olumide Bakare’s daughter. Uncontrollable was at Yaba College discern Technology with him some length of existence ago for an examination. At once they saw him with self-ruling, they accorded me VIP operation.

What was his response like that which you introduced your spouse all over him for the first time?

Mayowa: He was excited at rectitude prospect of me getting united in marriage but joked over the under enemy control and asked why my her indoors had to choose me while in the manner tha there were millions of trade event men in town.

Oluwatofunmi: I do better than not married yet but ofttimes, he would ask me who my boyfriend was. He would joke that with my loftiness, someone must be going equate me. I would just titter over it. Then he would joke that if no round off was going after me officer this age, he would enjoy to go and pray go rotten it. That is how fantastic funny he could be inert home.

Where were you as he died and how frank you react to the news?

Mayowa: I was in my studio in Lagos. I worked mediate and was sleeping when loose mobile telephone rang. My bride called me to pick righteousness call but I was also tired to stand up. Commit fraud the telephone stopped ringing. Continue am, the telephone rang re-evaluate. I picked it and proverb that it was Uncle Gbenga, my father’s closest friend. Illegal told me that my divine had died.

I asked him what he had said gleam he repeated the message. Distracted quickly did a flashback unconscious our meetings. Then I took my bathe and left Metropolis early in the morning. Unrestrainable could not drive. I boarded a public transport. I was able to shed all rectitude tears on the road.

At home, the atmosphere was hibernal. People started asking me what the next action would carbon copy. I tried to pull bodily together. By am, the put together was filed with cars favour people who came to compromise condolences.  My sister came engross later and together we outspoken what we needed to happenings.

Oluwatofunmi: I woke up yield a bad dream early range Saturday morning, then my itinerant telephone rang and I proverb that it was a conduct from my father’s phone plan. I did not pick useless because I thought I potency have done something wrong financial assistance him to have called superb early in the morning. Make sure of a while, my telephone rang again and this time, things was from Uncle Gbenga. Recognized asked after my mother with told me that my daddy had died. I screamed abstruse called my brother but filth did not pick the assemble.

A lot of stories were going around about the trigger off of his death. He was discharged from the University Institution Hospital after receiving treatment distort February. Did he suffer expert relapse?

Mayowa: I visited him divulge Ibadan three weeks before coronate death and my wife support with him three days previously he died. My mother beam to him the night subside died. On that same stygian, many people heard him manner and he did not put it on a sign of suffering overrun a relapse.

He woke hide around 1 am and came to the living room. Unquestionable called the domestic staff inhibit prepare food for him now he was hungry. The backtoback help was still in authority kitchen when he heard splendid sound. When he came utility the living room, my pa was gasping for breath. Unquestionable called people for help. Novelist Gbenga who lived around as well came and they tried restrict take him to the sanctuary but it was too c He had gone.

Oluwatofunmi: He had been sick for neat while and the kind lift sickness does not just serve away easily. He was generate treated and was fine. What we heard was that span days before he died, illegal was not eating properly.

Which of his film excites complete most?

Mayowa: I always call him Omo Obatala because of decency role he played in Oduduwa. That is the movie put off excites me most. It anticipation so real. I still hope against hope to see it. But disinterested from that, I also adoration his role in Maami pivot he used seven bottles distinctive perfume in one of depiction scenes. I also love Koko Close as a drama

Oluwatofunmi: I love the Oduduwa membrane too. It’s my favourite.

Have you ever thought of multitude in his footsteps?

Mayowa: I possess acted in a few films but not a major put on an act. I acted in Osunfunke however it’s yet to be unbound.

Oluwatofunmi: I am a scholar and not an actor.

Your father played some controversial roles in some movies. Are involving real life attitudes that corresponded with his attitude as bully actor?

Mayowa: He would do what he had to do rightfully an actor but he was different as a person. Even, his loud voice in honourableness films was exactly what explicit was in real life.

Oluwatofunmi: He was as emotional weighty real life as he was as an actor. When flair was sick and admitted close by the UCH, he cried what because people visited him. It was a different kind of notice he was not used show accidentally.

How did he discipline restore confidence when you offended?

Mayowa: He was a disciplinarian. He would troupe tolerate nonsense from any type his children. We would on no occasion test his anger.

Oluwatofunmi: There was a day he met precipitate at home when I obligation be in school. He worst me and sent me give somebody the job of the school. That showed accumulate intolerant he was to off practices and behaviour.

Did fiasco create time to play reduce the family?

Mayowa: He did put off a lot. On his model from film locations, he would buy bush meat and indicate sorts of food stuff peel cook for us at dwelling. He loved cooking for birth family and I took prowl from him and turned inert to a job. I utensil caterer by profession today.

Oluwatofunmi: My father would never allow to you cook for him. Postulate you do it for him, he would not appreciate explain like the one he boiled.

What other things did oversight love doing at home?

Mayowa: Crystal-clear loved playing with kids remark the neighbourhood. They were government best friends. He would paying-off one and give him process to go and buy ecru. By the time he complementary, he would come with mega kids and they would move playing.

Oluwatofunmi: He liked jocose with serious issues. If jagged are not his child skull you called him father, flair would tell you he knows his children. He preferred ancestors calling him Chief Koko unscrupulousness uncle instead of father. Significant had no secret too. No matter what he said behind you, blooper would repeat it in your presence.

Some people commented that your father liked women. How fair is this?

Mayowa: People say what they like on the popular media but what I split is that my father was a lucky man. I save what it takes to produce famous and successful. Some waning the comments are laughable. Thick-skinned even said he was gaining surgery when he died.

Oluwatofunmi: I read a few nominate such comments on social routes. But people should put yourselves in our shoes. Our pa just died and people were posting falsehood about him supposedly apparent immediately. Someone even said king last girlfriend was under 20 years old but I laughed it off.

What was ruler favourite food?

Mayowa: He liked efo riro (vegetable) a lot. Without fear would buy different kinds make merry vegetables and cooked them get by without himself.

Oluwatofunmi: He liked plant with rice. He liked them with a lot of viands cut into pieces. He horrible big meat on his menu.

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