Monday 11 May 2015

FAMILY MEMBERS SHOULD BE PUT IN THEIR PLACE- MY TAKE ON EMMANUEL ADEBAYO AND FAMILY SAGA



Been busy all day, but I vowed to pen my thoughts on the whole Emmanuel Adebayo and family saga.This is just so sad really. Yesterday, he penned down on facebook some of what he had gone through in the hands of his family members with focus on his brother. He revealed facts about his brother being a petty thief who had stolen endorsed  jerseys by top players he met in the cause of his career, phones etc  and said he had kept his pain for 11 long years. 

Surprisingly, alot of people began tongue lashing him for revealing his family secrets forgetting it was his mum , sister and brother who took to the media to tarnish his image in the first place( I had a long argument with a friend today). He only voiced out on facebook to clear the air.
Being a blogger, I knew when all this bruhaha started and was disgusted.
Does the  fact that Emmanuel is the most successful member in the family entail he does everything? The house, the bills, school fees, provisions , pocket money etc, yet the same family members have the effrontery to bite the finger that feeds them and people criticize him for his actions on social media.
Abeg , how many hands and feet does Emmanuel have? 2 hands, 2 feet same as his brother , sister, mother and other relatives. He achieved success through developing his talents and hardwork. They too should go out and hustle, work hard to see they have their needs met and not be overly dependent on Emmanuel.
This case happening in the Adebayo's household is highly prevalent in Africa. People are overly expectant. They expect to have all their needs met by either the government citing developed countries who provide welfare for their citizens as an example. They expect a rich relative to if possible clear out their accounts in the name of help and charity forgetting the rich man also has his own problems and challenges and see him as evil and stingy if they don't get the expected response to their long list of requests. Pure case of a parasitic relationship and all they do is ask , want , need, demand without giving anything back in return , yet the ''successful '' person is pictured as selfish.
I'm in support of Emmanuel's actions on social media. When you spot a green snake in a green grass, do you just stand and watch? You strike lest you get bitten to death. Going biblical,  when Jonathan had a rift with his dad, he fled, when Absalom had a rift with David his dad, raping David's concubines and declaring himself king which was a huge conspiracy, David didn't  stay back and say this is my son, he is blood, he won't harm me, but fled , strengthened his troops and returned to take back his kingdom.

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