When news of actress Funke Akindele’s private wedding to businessman and politician Kehinde Almaroof Oloyede filtered to the media, everyone was taken aback.
It was an Islamic ceremony and Akindele became known as “Khadijat”. A church wedding was to follow. But by then, an unsavoury dimension to the story was the report that Oloyede was already married with children, and his first wife, Fadekemi, was averse to his new union. Some said he was officially divorced from his first wife, while others said he was still married and living with her but under acrimonious circumstances.
Love so sweet
There were also tales of Oloyede fathering children from other women besides the four mothered by Fadekemi. But Jenifa’s mind was made up, as she believed she had found true love.
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“I am no longer a kid and I know what it means to be in love,” she said at the time.
“I am in love and I am not ashamed to say so. This is not a feeling you contrive; it comes naturally. My dear, this is true love. And I have found it. Just be happy for me, I have found true love.”
Clearly, Alhaji Oloyede, also known as Kenny Doo, had won over Akindele heart.
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The son of the Iyaloja of Oshodi Market had contested the chairmanship Oshodi local government and also the federal house of representatives, both of which he lost.
