Real reason I stick to one wife–Obesere

Fuji star and president of Fuji Musicians Association of Nigeria (FUMAN), Abass Akande Obesere is moving against the grain in fujidom. Unlike his contemporaries who are married to over a dozen women, Obesere has been married to only one woman all is life and she is the mother of his five kids.

The singer revealed this much to The Entertainer in a chat recently, insisting that it was not his doing but God’s plan for him.

“It’s God that has done this and I know it is the way he wants it. I never vowed or went into a covenant with God that I would have only one wife so it has nothing to do with human wisdom but the grace of God.”
However, he is quick to add: “I have not said that I will not marry another wife but I don’t have any plan like that; I have never given it a thought.”

Fiji music is a genre that attracts women and besides his lyrics are obscene. How is he coping with the women?

“I use wisdom to manage them. It’s not every time you give the flesh what it is asking for. You have to be careful as an artiste the way you handle women.”

What if he impregnates a lady outside, would he reject the child?

“If God says yes, I will accept the child,” he says amid laughter, “I, Abass Akande Obesere cannot reject a child. And that is why I say in everything you do, always pray to God for wisdom and he will guide you. It then depends on the choices you make. All my children are abroad.”

So, how many kids does he have? “Yorubas say you don’t count your kids but I will tell you that they are five in number,” he reveals as we share another hearty laugh.

Controversy
One criticism that continues to trail the fuji star is his lewd lyrics which seem to contradict his religious beliefs since he claims to be a staunch Moslem and has been to Mecca a couple of times.
Justifying his music style, Obesere argues that he is just being professional and his religion should not restrict his profession.
“When you say you’re professional in whatever you do, you should be able to handle any occasion; that is my take. The occasion I am invited to determines the kind of music that I will play. I believe in myself and I know that I could always deliver no matter what is at stake. Now that’s what makes me a professional.
“That I am a Muslim and I go to Mecca does not mean I cannot play the kind of songs that I play. My religion cannot stand in the way of my profession; you can’t use that to judge me. It is the music that brings the money that takes me to Mecca and if God does not support it, I won’t be making so much money from it as to want to thank God in Mecca.”
To buttress his point, he argues: “You must note that if God does not accept what I am doing, there is no way I will be successful. He won’t give me the opportunity of going for Hajj. In 2006, I went for hajj. Believe me; the Arab people so much appreciated me. I am the only Nigerian artiste whose picture is at the Kabbah in Riyadh. When you get to Riyadh at the Kabbah, you will see my picture on a big poster. I’m the only artiste whose picture is there and it is because they appreciate me and my music.
“If God is not supporting what I am doing, He would have changed the minds of those whose idea it was to put my picture there in the first place. That means everything that I am doing is the wish of God.”

On Cossy Orjiakor
But for Obesere, we probably would never have heard about boobs star, Cossy Orjiakor. He talks about his relationship with her and how both of them met.
“We are still friends. It’s been long I saw her but I hear she is doing fine,” he volunteers.
Now that she is a singer, would he do a collabo with her?
“That is if she still wants it. I remember then that when she came to Bayowa as a green horn in those days, she came to Bayowa and told him that she wanted to be a star. And Bayowa told her that, ‘you want to be a star? Don’t worry; I am doing one of Abbas’ new jobs. When we want to start shooting the video, we will invite you. You have  what people need to notice and recognize you as a star’. Today, the rest is history.”

The impression in town is that Cossy is lose and immoral. But Obesere was close to her those days and knew her personally. How would he describe her?
“All I would say is that Cossy is a good girl. All those things she does on stage are strictly showbiz. Off the stage she is a different person. Only those close to her know this. She could be very shy and reserved. But when she is on stage she is a tigress and that’s what makes her a professional.”