Ethel Okosuns won the Miss Earth Nigeria
pageant in 2005 and is currently the
project director of Exquisite Face of Africa
pageant.
In an interview with Vanguard
just last month, Ethel talked about
growing up as Sunny Okosuns' daughter
and said she still missed her dad...
But the Okosuns family in a statement
exclusively made available to Vanguard
and signed by the singer’s son, Sidney
Ehimare Okosuns disowned Ethel. The
wrote:
"We wish to state categorically that
Ms. Ethel is not our sibling. She is
not the daughter of our father. Our
father had four children: Sidney
Okosuns, Michael Okosuns,
Adesuwa Okosuns and Ebony
Okosuns.
This is not the first time Ms. Ethel
has … used our late father’s image
and likeness as “name dropping” to
achieve whatever affluence she
seeks. She needs to stop identifying
herself as the daughter of the
Ozziddi great musician.
Years ago, Ms. Ethel as a teenager
wondered into our Yaya Abatan home.
Our parents ran a liberal attitude home,
welcoming visitors and strangers to our
sprawling Ogba Estate. Thus, our home
was always busy with people from all
walks of life.
Ms. Ethel walked into our home, pleaded
with my dad that she wanted to sing and
had no other place to live in Lagos. My
parents welcome her to our compound,
offered her unconditional food, shelter
and love. She never left for several years.
The generosity and kindness of providing
her food and shelter does not give her
automatic birth right to the Okosuns.”
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