Yeah...its the wizzy!!!
Indeed for every successful man, there is always a woman, and behind
the downfall of everyman too, there will always be the traces of a
woman, or so they say. Believe or not, it is what it is.
In the instance of sensational
Marvin Records superstar, Wande Coal, there is a woman who is the solid
rock behind his musical relevance and that's his mother, Mrs. Omolara
Ojosipe. She recently had a brief chat with Alonge Michael where she
reluctantly revealed how she nursed Wande Coal to stardom.
How did you nurse Wande Coal to stardom?
It’s
God. He started in the church choir when we were in Redeemed Christian
Church, the source of inspiration for his career is God and I always
tell him to return all glory back to God. And whatever the challenges
that comes along, he should just tell God, “I have not called myself, I
didn’t put myself in this position, you did so, God see me through”. So,
we have learnt to rely and put everything in God’s care. It’s not any
human effort but God. I am not so righteous to have such a star as a son
but God has decreed that, whosoever He chooses to bless, He blesses.
How often do you see or when was the last time you saw him?
Oh!
That was last month, he’s always busy as you know, he’s always engaged
in his career, I have come to realize this and I cope with it but we
talk on the phone from time to time.
When he was growing up; was there any trait of him becoming a star?
I
am a teacher, he started from school, in any gathering he would be
singing and people would be rejoicing, sometimes he would crack jokes to
the bewilderment of all and sundry. But I noticed that it was affecting
his education and as a teacher, I didn’t like that, you know, so I
started to scold him and made sure he had good grades from secondary
school. I monitored him through the secondary school but when he got to
the university, there is little I could do to have control on him, so
that gave him the opportunity to fully delve into his music.
Till
tomorrow they still see me as a wicked mum because I was so strict with
them about their education. When he was younger, he was always saying
that he would want to be like Michael Jackson and I always tell him,
this is Africa, Nigeria, You don’t expect what works for them there to
work for us here.
When he started going to dance competitions and
he started winning, then I knew he was destined for that and I asked
God in prayer to reveal to me if music was his calling. I didn’t know it
would come that early, sometimes when he was going out, I would asked
God to reveal to me if he was going to make headway in music and God
revealed to me that he’s made to be popular musically. That was the time
he won the Hyundai from Hip Hop Awards when he had not even released
any record except singles.
Briefly tell us about you?
I’m
Mrs. Omolara Ojosipe, I have been a teacher for 26 years but now I am
in the Federal inspectorate section under the ministry of education. I
am not supposed to grant this interview because I am in the civil
service and I don’t want my face to show.
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