Precious also said she is currently not thinking about going back to FFK because she is enjoying her freedom. She, however, didn’t rule out the possibility
By Kehinde Okeowo
Precious Chikwendu, ex-wife of former Minister of Aviation and All Progressives Party (APC) chieftain, Femi Fani-Kayode better known as FFK, has said she had an IVF because she wanted to give her former husband a male child.
She made the disclosure in a recent interview with Vanguard, where she claimed FFK was desperate to have a male child because all his kids before their marriage were girls.
Precious also said contrary to the rumours making the rounds on social media that she was reconciling with her sons’ father, it is the furthest thing on her agenda right now.
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The mother of three while explaining why she opted for an IVF confirmed that there was a history of multiple births in your family.
She said, “Yes, my mum’s family has multiple births and my younger sister has a set of twins but my kids are IVF. He ((FFK) wanted sons particularly, he already had five girls.”
When asked if she deliberately went out of her way to have a triplet she said, ” No, I had a phobia for having many kids. I was just keen on having only boys. Normally I just wanted two births but he was so keen with having sons so when it turned out triplets it was okay with me.
“He wanted boys so we went straight for assisted conception. He was excited, delighted.”
Justifying why FFK wanted a boy, Precious opined it has to do with his desire to have a child who will keep his name going.
“Maybe the lineage thing? To keep his father’s name going and all of that. I was quite young then, about 25. I wasn’t under any pressure. It was just him that wanted sons at that time.
“I wasn’t even prepared to have kids. It wasn’t something I gave any serious thoughts. The possibilities were high because of my age so I just went for it. ” she added.
She went on to say she is currently not thinking about moving back with her ex-husband as she is enjoying her freedom. She, however, didn’t rule out the possibility.
She said, “Of course we are co-parenting, so we do PTA meetings for our kids together. If any of them is sick they stay beside me. That’s so childish. We’ve gone past that. We’ve talked, apologies were made because it shouldn’t have gone as bad as it did. If conversations were held, quietly, peacefully and not with the stories that I had to deal with, I don’t think there would have been an issue.
“Maybe there would have been a chance at reconciliation. Fake stories were published about me that would take me a while to clear my name from.
“They said I am a mad person. I was charged with murder twice. I was docked and those things are not things I will overlook. All those are things I cannot just look away from without bringing closure to them.
“Maybe in the future, I don’t know but I like where we are now unlike when we were a couple. It’s a lot better.
“Well, there is nobody that will be having fun and walk away…
“The truth is that if he was pleasant I would have stayed for the sake of the kids but he was not. I think we have a better friendship now, at least we talk without stress. Everybody is mindful of not pissing off each other. There is nobody trying to talk down or undermine the other person. We have kids together and it’s not going to change. “
In October, Precious became the proud recipient of an honorary doctorate degree from a Benenois university; for giving scholarships to many Nigerian students at the university through her NGO.