Nigerian celebrities turned out in numbers on Wednesday as actor Lateef Adedimeji and his wife, Mo Bimpe, hosted a thanksgiving ceremony for their triplet sons in Lekki, Lagos. Among those who attended the celebration were Nollywood actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele, singer Waje, Mercy Aigbe, Bukky Wright, Jide Awobona, Foluke Daramola and Eniola Badmus.
Also present was Shade Okoya, wife of businessman Razaq Okoya, who arrived at the venue with her son, Sir Raheem.The celebration featured music and performances, with Segun Johnson entertaining guests before Fuji musician K1 De Ultimate took over the stage with a performance for the couple and their guests.Lateef and Mo Bimpe also made multiple fashion appearances during the event. Their first outfit was a traditional ensemble featuring intricate designs of birds perched on a tree, before they changed into a white and brown traditional outfit decorated with beads.
Earlier in the day, Akindele visited the couple ahead of the thanksgiving and offered prayers as they celebrated the arrival of their children.The ceremony came after months of public interest in the couple’s journey to parenthood, with Lateef previously speaking about the comments and assumptions they faced before welcoming their triplets.In a post shared ahead of the celebration, the actor recalled the difficult moments, writing, “The mockery. The lies. The stigma. The assumptions. The things said behind our backs and sometimes right to our faces.”He added, “There was a time when the whispers were louder than our prayers. There were moments we could have fought back. Moments we could have explained ourselves. Moments we could have tried to prove people wrong. But we chose silence. Because we knew something they didn’t… Allah was writing our story.”
The thanksgiving marked a celebration of the couple’s triplets and a moment of gratitude following their journey to parenthood.
