An uncle to late gospel singer Olayemi Bayonile Bolaji, popularly generally known as Toluwanisings has declared that his father by no means confirmed up when he was rising up.
In a video interview circulating on Instagram on Friday, October 30, 2026, the uncle claimed that the singer was raised by his maternal household following the dying of his mom when he was 9 months outdated.
He disputed experiences that the singer’s mom died when he was six months outdated, explaining that she had spent three months along with her household after childbirth earlier than travelling to Kano to hitch her husband.
According to him, she died six months after travelling, a growth he stated left her kin suspicious concerning the circumstances surrounding her dying.
The uncle claimed that the maternal household subsequently took duty for elevating Toluwanisings as a result of they doubted his father’s capacity to look after him.
He additional alleged that the singer’s father didn’t go to or present help from 1992, when the maternal household took him in, till the dying of the grandmother who raised him in 2007.
Questioning the paternal household’s involvement within the singer’s childhood, the uncle recalled durations when Toluwanisings reportedly travelled between Osun and Ekiti weaving baskets and later educated as a surveyor.
He challenged anybody claiming to have financed the singer’s schooling to offer proof of such contributions.
“If any man paid anything when Toluwanisings was in school, he should show receipts,” he stated.
The uncle additionally acknowledged the function performed by the singer’s spouse, describing her as a significant supply of economic help throughout a troublesome interval in his life.
While defending the maternal household’s contribution to the singer’s upbringing, the uncle admitted that Toluwanisings had made sure guarantees to his father however died earlier than fulfilling them.
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