Olajumoke Orisaguna’s sudden rise to fame is one of Nigeria’s biggest inspirational stories and would not be complete without her husband, Sunday Orisaguna, sharing intimate sides of Jumoke we never knew.
In a recent chat with Encomium, Sunday talks about Jumoke’s personality, how they had been coping as a family before the fame and his reaction to her sudden fame.
ON HOW HE FELT ABOUT THE TURN AROUND OF THINGS
I am very happy. I never expected it. I didn’t know things will turn around for us this soon. I wasn’t expecting it. I cannot express how I feel today. I didn’t know we can get to where we are today. From the time I was born till now. It is overwhelming. I didn’t ever envisage such a great thing. I didn’t know we can ever get here.
ON WHY JUMOKE CAME TO LAGOS ALONE
I live in Ire, Osun state. We were living together there before she came over to Lagos. Ire Poly went on strike early in the year. Because of that, things were a bit slow. There were no sales. I am an artisan. I make aluminum doors and windows. She is a hairdresser.
Students patronized her a lot, but once there is strike, sales will be on a low scale. She decided to come over to Lagos and find something doing. She didn’t have it in mind to do a particular business. She just said when she comes over, she will get any profitable venture she can engage in. It was when she got to Lagos she called to tell me that she was selling bread. She left our first child, Grace at home. She said the small one will not stay because she is a baby. We communicated very well. There is no problem. We agreed she should come over.
ON HIS PLANS TO RELOCATE NOW THAT JUMOKE IS IN LAGOS
Yes, that is what we are praying for. We need to relocate. We need accommodation and every other thing. Lagos is not an easy place. We didn’t know we would get a house. We don’t know how far it is from the house and her work place. You have to consider the traffic and everything. Unless one has a personal car we can use to drive her to work so that she wouldn’t be late for work. I will go back home to bring my other daughter so that we can all come over to Lagos.
ON FEELING THREATENED NOW THAT JUMOKE IS FAMOUS AND AHEAD OF HIM
I am not afraid because when we had nothing, she was always there. If I said I needed this, she would give me. I am not afraid. If she is rich today, we both own it. I trust her for that. She has been a very good wife. I believe she will continue to be good.
Encomium has the full interview
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