A few days after his 50th birthday, which was lavish as usual, this gentleman drove himself into a storm. Apparently, he had made a statement on his next-of-kin and in juvenile joy, his adopted son posted something to the effect that “I thank God I am a next-of-kin.”
Daddy in reaction, jumps on social media to say his biological son is his next-of-kin, thereby throwing himself into needless turbulence, and most likely traumatising the young boy.
This penchant for publicity and image-building based on fluff is the undoing of these people. Please, tell me exactly what Obi Cubana brings to the table beyond this crass show of wealth not backed by any enduring ideology or what I want to call depth of purpose?
Mbok, what is the issue with next-of-kin? Anybody can be next-of-kin. It’s not an issue, if the boy comes out to say I am next-of-kin, does that mean he is next-of-kin abi na him go go bank fill his name or na him go write your will?
So, for him, he must have seen this as another opportunity to trend, and boom he fires.
In the process, he throws up issues in the very fragile sector of adoption. Millions of Nigerian children have been abandoned and the adoption system which is only just finding its feet is now being queried by this irresponsible behaviour of this man.
Even the boy, how will his relationship with his adoptive mother be who will start looking at him with suspicion now? The Herbert Wigwe saga is still ongoing and Obi Cubana throws in his own wahala. If you have adopted a child, you owe that child and society to bring him up in an inclusive manner. Abeg a word is enough for the wise before they will now go and say that it is because he did not invite me to his party that’s why I am beefing him. I know how they reason
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