Linda Ikeji, however, said her son is free to change the name from her last name to his dad’s surname when he comes of age
By Kehinde Okeowo
Popular Nigerian blogger, Linda Ikeji has clarified rumours that she changed her six-year-old son’s surname from his dad’s last name to her own.
The rumours made the rounds on Tuesday after she shared a vocation post featuring her son, Jayce and his cousin, Ryan.
Captioning the now viral post, she used her surname, Ikeji as her son’s last name.
However, after the post made the rounds on social media, some netizens accused her of changing her son’s surname from that of her baby daddy, Sholaye Jeremi to hers.
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Debunking the claims, Linda Ikeji explained that her son’s surname has always been her last name, emphasising that it will be left for him to change it when he comes of age.
Speaking via her Instagram story, she wrote: “Just to be clear. I’ve never ever had to change my son’s surname.
“He’s been an Ikeji right from when he was born! Where do I have the time or patience to be changing names?
“Changing it and keeping his surname (Ikeji) will be up to him when he ages. Food for my Junior colleagues”.
