“You wouldn’t have seen me with her if the king was still alive. I no dey follow person wife.”
Nigerian street singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has finally confirmed his romantic relationship with the late Alaafin of Oyo’s wife, Queen Dami.
Platforms Africa reports that it is an abomination in Yoruba mythology for a queen of an Alaafin to have an affairs with or marry any male mortal except a spiritual cleansing is performed on her.
Confirming his affairs with Quuen Fami, Portable declares on a podcast interview monitored by Platforms Africa that “After king na king.”
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He declared; “You wouldn’t have seen me with her if the king was still alive. I no dey follow person wife.”
Queen Dami, one of the runaway wives of the late Alaafin of Oyo; Lamidi Adeyemi III was in the news recently after she sought love online during a reality show.
Following the death of her husband, the queen of the revered monarch, in her quest for love, has found love in the arms of the self-acclaimed street king.
It all started in June when Portable and Queen Dami stirred up dating rumours, as they both exchanged endearing words, referring to each other as ‘king’ and ‘queen’, with a cascade of affectionate emojis, all showcased on Queen Dami’s Instagram comment section.
The 29-year-old singer, in an interview on the Honest Bunch Podcast hosted by Nedu WazobiaFM, however, set the records straight.
When asked about his relationship with the queen, the controversial singer said he got the nudge to date her after the monarch’s demise.
He said: “I am a real human being; she is my fan from day one. But I later hear you say King don die, after king na king. If to say king never die, you no see me with her. I no dey following person wife, that’s why dem no dey follow my wives.”