Omawumi opened up
to Thisday entertainment contributor, Seun Apara, on the reasons why she does
not like discussing the paternity of her
daughter. She said:
I never hid my child's
paternity but I felt that since I'm not married, I don't need to come out and
say this is the father of my child. It is always ideal for someone who wants to
marry you to be the one to identify himself. Another thing is that he might not
want to identify himself because he is not an artiste. He might not want that
part of my life. He might just love me and my child. So I like to respect
people's privacy. I also strongly feel that it is my job as a musician to
entertain you and if you feel like my personal life is your business, it
doesn't mean I feel the same way.
Initially when I got pregnant, I didn't feel the
need to come out and start telling people that this is the father of my child.
I didn't feel I owed it to anyone.