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The Tonto Dikeh and her ex-husband’s Father’s Day drama

Beloved Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh has had a fair share of controversies since her coming to fame as an actress.

One of the Port Harcourt-born actress’s most notable controversies is the collapse of her marriage to Mr Olakunle Churchill. The marriage which ended many years ago has managed to remain a topic of media attention for so long.

The two exes have a son together Andre who has been in Tonto Dikeh’s care since her separation from Churchill.

Today June 21 being World Father’s day, 35-year-old Tonto Dikeh took to social media to wish herself a Happy Father’s day. According to her, being her son’s father has been a great honour.

She wrote on Instagram:

“Happy Fathers Day TO ME BECAUSE I’VE DONE IT ALL BY MYSELF AND ACED IT ANYWAYS.. Actions prove who someone is.. Words just prove who they want to be…DEAREST SON @kingandre_dikeh, BEING YOUR DAD HAS BEEN A GREAT HONOR..
THANKS FOR MAKING ME MR MOM
I LOVE YOU KIDDO.”

Olakunle Churchill, the ex-husband of Tonto Dikeh, on his own Instagram page penned down a lengthy post about recognizing fathers.

According to him, a father will always be a father irrespective of marital challenges.

Sharing a merged photo of him and his son, Churchill wrote:

“Happy Fathers’ Day to all the fathers in the world. A father is a father irrespective of marital challenges. A father is not only by way of giving birth to a child; but by way of taking caring of children around you, and children around the world who are in need.

I pray for all the fathers in the world that your child/children will not be used as a tool of jealousy, because of broken relationships like it’s done in the old Era.

As I celebrate this day, I pray this won’t be the era when single parenting ends up affecting a child/ children’s mentality thereby confusing them.”

This is no time to pick sides – the most important thing is that Andre is loved and being taken care of.

About Daniel Nkado

Daniel Nkado is a Nigerian writer and social researcher whose work examines Black identity, racism, institutional inequality, social power and belonging. He is the founder of DNB Stories Africa. Read more about Daniel, including his research methodology and full biography, here.

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