Popular Nigerian singer, Timi Dakolo has recounted his childhood experience and the absence of his parents while growing up.
Dakolo, in a recent interview on the Tea with Tay podcast, said his parents, who were young at the time, left him with his grandmother shortly after he was born.
The singer said his parents left him with his grandmother because they did not have the resources to take care of him.
“My parents, I don’t know why they were doing knacking at a very young age. They were very young so they didn’t know what they were doing,” Timi Dakolo said.
“When they had me they were like ‘Let’s go and see your grandma’ Then they dropped me with her and ran away because they were too young and didn’t know what to do with me.
“I don’t think my mother was up to 20 years old when she had me and my dad was probably in his early 20’s. They were childhood sweethearts, then they left each other and he went back to Ghana.”
The singer noted while growing up with his grandmother, he never lacked love and care.
“I grew up with my grandmother and it didn’t affect me in any way,” he said.
“I did not lack love and my grandmother was my parent so I didn’t miss anyone. She was doing everything that concerned me.”
Dakolo was born on January 20, 1981, in Accra, Ghana. His father is from Bayelsa while his mum is from Ghana.
The singer rose to fame after winning the inaugural season of Idols West Africa in 2007.
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