During an interview, it was reported that Dr Sonny Kuku, who happens to be the new Ogbeni Oja of Ijebuland, an accomplished physician, and co-founder of EKO Hospital Plc, talked about his life journey as he turns 80 years of age.
While giving an insight into his birth and early childhood, Dr Kuku said that he was born into the illustrious family of Balogun Kuku in Ijebu Ode in Ogun State.
He said, “My birth was actually foretold by this great man and founder of the Christ Apostolic Church, Ayo Babalola. I was told that when this great man of God was in Jos, my father and mum went to him for prayers. They told him of their predicament of how their children had been dying but the man of God prayed for my parents.”
Apostle Joseph Ayo Babalola then prophesied that their next child, would stay and that the miracle child would be great in life; and also, he said that his name would be “Amos.” And as God would have it, he was born in a CAC on a Sunday; so his dad used to say that a holy man prophesied about his birth.
Further talking, he said he was born in a sacred location on a day considered holy as well. And his father insisted he should be named “Sunday,” to complement the “Amos” that was bestowed upon him by Ayo Babalola. However, in adherence to cultural norms, he was also named “Folorunsho,” signifying “God should protect this one” as those preceding him had not survived.
My birth had its own special story because I am the only surviving child of my mother’s seven children, even though my father had other children.
Actually, I am the third born of my mother, the first and second ‘born’ died in infancy. Then I came around and stayed while the other four born after me also died. It was much later in life when I was at medical school that I ran some tests and discovered that I had the trait of sickle cell in my body. From this hindsight, I can say that my siblings died of sickle cell anaemia. Though this wasn’t known then because of the level of exposure to medical knowledge.
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