Nigerian media character IK Osakioduwa has revealed why he modified his surname and the influence it had on him.
In an interview with Nancy Isime on her present, IK recalled visiting a navy hospital in Ikeja together with his father, a serving Nigerian Military Officer, when a routine identify registration sparked a second of reflection.
On the time, his surname was Obiara, however IK started questioning every little thing, particularly after studying in regards to the biblical story of Jacob’s identify change. He began researching his personal identify and found that his surname is embedded in some deity someplace.
He stated such a revelation made him want to alter his surname, and it took him a four-year effort to persuade his father to approve the change, with silent help from his mom and prayers.
Reflecting on his resolution, IK described it as life-changing, because the identify has opened doorways to wealth.
“I believed to myself, I’m nearly a full-on grownup. And I’m nonetheless saying I’m so-and-so’s son? That second made me realise I wanted to get up and begin constructing my very own identification.
I began researching my very own identify. Then, I found my surname is embedded in some deity someplace. I’m like, what does that imply? No, I’m a Christian. So I used to be like, okay, I need a totally different identify.
What adopted was a four-year effort to persuade his father to approve the change. With silent help from his mom and far prayer, he finally selected ‘Osakioduwa’.
I do know Osa is God. Ioduwa means God opens the door to wealth. Now, that’s a reputation.
That identify actually modified my life. My door to wealth opened”.
A 12 months in the past, IK revealed why he won’t ever break up payments together with his spouse. The entertainer acknowledged that his spouse doesn’t understand how a lot college charges are, and if she does, she has by no means used her personal cash to pay them. The actor made it identified that he won’t ever permit his spouse to pay such payments in his home.
In different information, the media character had penned a romantic anniversary message to his spouse, Olu Osakioduwa, as they celebrated their 14th wedding ceremony anniversary. He recounted how he first talked about marriage to her and expressed how excited he was that nothing had modified these previous years, and he nonetheless felt the identical manner, with nothing altering.
