In a statement signed by Nathaniel Omeninwan, senior public relations manager of Eleganza Industries Ltd, the family disputed Fatai’s claim that he is his father’s first child, insisting that he is the third child.
Fatai had described his father’s rejection as painful and accused Shade Okoya, his father’s wife, of preventing him from seeing the industrialist on his birthday.
However, the family denied the allegations, claiming that Fatai had received substantial financial support from his father, including four flats in Lagos and assistance with medical bills.
“The Okoya family finds it regrettable that Fatai Okoya (who is in fact the third child of Aare Rasaq Okoya, CON) has dragged what are otherwise private family matters into the public domain to attract public sympathy, gain attention and unjustifiably discredit other family members,” the statement read.
The family further claimed that Fatai’s disagreement with his father began long before Okoya married Shade.
“Fatai Okoya has benefited immensely from his father and continues to benefit. He lives in, and has been given, four flats by his father in Ogunlana Surulere, and has at times been receiving payment for his medical bills,” the statement added.
Addressing the allegation against Shade, the family said she did not prevent Fatai from seeing his father during the birthday medical outreach, claiming that several guests witnessed their encounter.
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