2Baba recants adultery advocacy, says “this is not me; I’m terribly sorry for allowing myself”
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
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“I know I fxxked up with what I said. I know I am going to pay dearly for it. I’m going to pay the heavy price for this, you know; I said what I said, man. I didn’t say it appropriately,” he said.
“This is my situation; there is no excuse. I own up to that. I have hurt so many people – my fans, people that hold me up in high esteem, and millions of people who look up to me.
“This is not me; I’m terribly sorry for allowing myself, but one thing I’m sure of is that I’m sorry to my wife, the love of my life, Natasha. She is amazing, wonderful and smart. I’m so sorry. And also to my kids: you don’t deserve the kind of things I put them into” – 2Baba.
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Singer 2Baba (born Innocent Idibia) has recanted his advocacy for adultery, admitting to heavy backlash from fans and admirers for posting on social media that men were not created to be sexually faithful to one woman, thereby propagating polygamy and sexual immorality, which many found unacceptable.
He admitted to having made a “stupid statement, [that] cancelled everything” he stood for, and apologised to lover Natasha Osawaru, his children, and fans to rehabilitate his reputation.
2Baba, who has seven children from three women, had claimed when he appeared on the 234 Mzansi podcast hosted by Nedu and others that it is “nearly impossible” for a man to remain sexually involved with only one woman, even if he deeply loves her. That quickly sparked widespread criticism and intense public debate.
“I know I fxxked up with what I said. I know I am going to pay dearly for it. I’m going to pay the heavy price for this, you know; I said what I said, man. I didn’t say it appropriately,” he wrote on his Instagram page on Wednesday.
“This is my situation; there is no excuse. I own up to that. I have hurt so many people – my fans, people that hold me up in high esteem, and millions of people who look up to me.
“This is not me; I’m terribly sorry for allowing myself, but one thing I’m sure of is that I’m sorry to my wife, the love of my life, Natasha. She is amazing, wonderful and smart. I’m so sorry. And also to my kids: you don’t deserve the kind of things I put them into.
“I’m Tuface Idibia; I’m 2Baba. I’m fortunate enough to have achieved a lot to have people look up to me. They call me the legend, but this talk of mine was quite unlegendary. I feel bad I own up to my mistakes.
“I know I will pay the price, but I just expressed myself. It’s something I thought we just said; we looked at it as a cruise, but the amount of response I got made me see the amount of love and respect people have for me, and for me to make that stupid statement, it cancelled everything.
“People that know me know that that’s not who I am. I dey talk some kinds of things.
“My music speaks for me. I know you will be wondering if it’s the same person that said that thing.”
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