Nigeria’s latest modeling sensation, Olajumoke Orisaguna, received the backing of her husband who has expressed confidence in the humility of his wife pointing out that he does not harbour any fears she will leave him now she is global icon.
In a chat with Encomium Magazine, the Osun State-based artisan expressed confidence in his wife claiming she remained the girl she met many years ago despite the sudden fame that came her way.
Seen as one of the rising stars of the Nigerian fashion industry, Olajumoke, was originally trained as a hair dresser in her native Osun State, is now expected to rub shoulders with the greats of the sector. He husband Sunday Orisaguna, said, however, that he is not bothered about the fame going to her head.
Mr Orisaguna said: “I am very happy and I never expected it and I didn’t know things will turn around for us this soon. I cannot express how I feel today as I didn’t know we can get to where we are today.
“I am not afraid because when we had nothing, she was always there and if I said I needed this, she would give me. If she is rich today, we both own it and I trust her for that a she has been a very good wife and I believe she will continue to be good.”
“I am very happy. I never expected it. I didn’t know things will turn around for us this soon. I wasn’t expecting it. I cannot express how I feel today. I didn’t know we can get to where we are today. From the time I was born till now, it is overwhelming. I didn’t ever envisage such a great thing. I didn’t know we can ever get here”, he stated.
On whether he feels threatened by Olajumoke’s new fortune:
“I am not afraid because when we had nothing, she was always there. If I said I needed this, she would give me. I am not afraid. If she is rich today, we both own it. I trust her for that. She has been a very good wife. I believe she will continue to be good.”
About how they met
“She came to greet her grandma in my area some years back. She came from Lagos. She went to her mother’s younger sister, who introduced her to hairdressing. I used to go to where she was learning hairdressing to toast her but she insisted that she came to learn hairdressing and not to befriend a man. I used to go there often and after six months, she said yes, that was how it all started.”
About relocation plans and life in Lagos:
“Yes, that is what we are praying for. We need to relocate. We need accommodation and every other thing. Lagos is not an easy place. We didn’t know we would get a house. We don’t know how far it is from the house and her work place. You have to consider the traffic and everything. Unless one has a personal car we can use to drive her to work so that she wouldn’t be late for work. I will go back home to bring my other daughter so that we can all come over to Lagos,” he said.
The couple currently have two daughters.
