Mumzee “working on” sharing netizens’ donations including N2m, fridges, computers, N200k fuel vouchers, lands, furniture
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Deborah Olaki, known on X (Twitter) as mumzee and Debbie_OA, has disclosed she is “working on” how to share her largesse from netizens with orphanages as part of appreciation to those who donated cash, fridges, generators, and other items to support her.
The public support came after news broke in late December of her waking up at 4.50am to prepare food for her husband, out of love, in order to wean him off a colleague who shared her lunch with him at work.
“I’ve always been too lazy to wake up and get his lunch ready. But the day he told me a colleague brought two spoons so he’ll eat with her was the day I set my alarm for 4.50 am,” she tweeted.
The tweet generated over 21 million impressions, including 21,000 retweets, 3,200 comments, and 57, 0000 likes.
That opened to her a floodgate of words of encouragement and gifts in several forms to keep her and her family going. She has a child with her husband, Abiola Adebisi.
X began its monthly advertising revenue payment scheme for verified content creators in August 2023, after owner Elon Musk announced only content creators who subscribe to X Blue would benefit.
@Dprince_Charming told mumzee on X that “If you later have a bluetick and when you get paid, I think it will be best to give a little money to the orphanage just to show appreciation for what Nigerians have done for you.
“Don’t misunderstand me; it’s your money. I’m not telling you what to do with your money. But at least that would be a very thoughtful thing for you to do.”
mumzee responded: “Of course, Elon’s money will be shared. I’m working on the blue tick.”
She became a social media sensation after her initial post, for which she was criticised by some but applauded and encouraged by many who commended her effort to retain the love of her husband.
Stephen Akintayo, Chairman of Gtext Holding, a real estate firm, one of the latest donors to mumzee, wrote on X:
“@_Debbie_OA, I’m happy to inform you that the management of @gtextland will be giving you a plot of land in any of our estates you desire in either Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Abeokuta, Ibadan, or Asaba.
“Kindly DM @gtextland with your details, and they will send you the official document and also agree on the presentation day.
“Thank you for being a worthy example of a mother and wife in African culture. We believe in building homes, as this is the foundation for a healthy society. Thank you, @drsakintayo, #mummyzee.”
@Kemsan_acres had earlier promised her and her husband land in one of its estates in Ibadan:
“Hi, @_Debbie_OA seeing you’d love to be a landowner, we are excited to make you and your husband joint landowners in one of our estates in Ibadan. Kindly send us a DM and we can sort out the details.”
The National Agency for Science & Engineering Infrastructure (NASEI) – on its X handle @NASENIHQ – promised solar energy installation in the new home:
“@_Debbie_OA, you mentioned you’re moving house soon. We’d like to provide our solar energy solutions to power your new home, when you move. Our solar tech manufacturing company @NaseniSolar will be in touch.”
@Up___Lift, a furniture maker, added:
“This might be small, but we decided to buy this sofa and dining table set for Oga to comfortably eat at 4:00am. Send details for delivery.”
@_Debbie_OA reacted: “Haaa… God I’m speechless. Thank you so much.”
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Backstory
On 29 December 2023, mumzee, a graduate of geophysics, begged Santa Claus for a Christmas gift of a small bedside fridge to preserve her meals.
“Dear Santa, I don’t want so much for Christmas, there is just one thing I need. This very small bedside fridge [with the picture]. This is because of the night heat. Some of my meals are getting bad quickly.”
She disclosed in another tweet her husband Adebisi, a science teacher who studied mathematics, was concerned she was not getting the life she truly deserved because of his financial standing.
She said she met Adebisi more than eight years ago and she married into a good family.
On 7 December 2023, mumzee made a tweet asking God to fulfil her husband’s heart desires:
“Dear God, please bless my husband with all his heart desires this December and enrich his pockets beyond his imagination because he deserves every good thing life has to offer.”
Nigerians from all walks of life rained cash and other gifts on the couple.
Mumzee later disclosed she had received more than N2 million donations after an X user asked her to post her bank account details.
In the afternoon of December 30, she wrote: “She’fe pami ni? (Do you want to kill me?).
“I’ve never seen this amount before. I’ve been busy at the hospital and turned off DND to see this, ahhh Jesus. Thank you all so much.
“Oh, I forgot to mention that an Angel recommended me for a remote Virtual Assistant role for 50k monthly. What else do I want? Amazing Mercy!
“Where’s the tweet with my account number again gan sef? Please, it’s okay. I’m scared.”
Other individuals and companies who donated gifts to her include
1. Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) – N200,000 fuel vouchers
2. Infinix Nigeria – Infinix Hot 40
3. Dr Chinonso Egbema (Aproko doctor) – one-year health insurance for the family
4. @rellest_gee – a brand-new iPhone
5. @davidchibui – a smart TV and cabinet
6. @nordmotion – rent for a two-bedroom flat
7. @OTUNBA_TIZ – furniture
8. Kuda (fintech) – N2 million
9. NITDA – two laptops and a one-year Internet subscription for her and her husband
Brief bio of Adebisi
1. Attended Aguda Grammar School, Lagos and graduated in 2005.
2: Studied applied mathematics at the University of Ilorin and graduated in 2015.
3. From Oyo, an ancient city in Oyo State.
4. Has four siblings: three males and a female.
5. Currently works as a mathematics teacher.
6. Married Deborah – who goes by Olaki Jasmine Loveth on Facebook; @_Debbi_OA on X; and Olakijasmine on Instagram – in August 2023.
7. The couple is blessed with a four-year-old daughter.