Hafiz “Saka” Oyetoro shares sweet tribute to his ‘’darling’’ Olaide Oyetoro on 15-year wedding anniversary.

The 54-year-old Nollywood actor married Olaide on May 24, 2003 and they are already parents to two sons – Abdullahi and Munim, and a daughter Rufiat. “This woman stood by me. She has never wavered in helping me achieve my dream, our dream our future! She had taught me what womanhood is,” Saka wrote in a post shared on his Instagram account with a photo of the couple. Saka is also a lecturer in the department of theatre art at Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education in Lagos State. On failed relationship before meeting Olaide: “I thought I had a pretty good idea of what a woman is. But when it was time for me to find my own woman, it dawned on me that a woman is not a man. In my search, I came across a lady who was edging me on, making me to belief she loved “me”. Well, I decided to propose. She had listened quietly with encouraging countenance on her face. I went on to fantasy on how our “coming together” would be the best thing that could happen to us. Then… ‘Are you sure you are ready?’ ‘YES’ I answered. ‘Where is your car?’ ‘I will get one soon.’ ‘If eventually you are able to get a car God knows when, won’t you go to work with the car?’

“I nodded proudly “So when I get married to YOU I Will be jumping on public buses” I read her lips. She had simply told me that I have to offer Me+ 2cars at least before she could say “yes” I needed no Imam to tell me she wasn’t my wife. I decided to face my career and leave ‘woman palava’ until I met this woman who my mind told me had been searching for me.” 

On how he met Olaide and popping the big question: “After ‘toasting’ her we became friends. My brotherly friend Gbenga Windapo was the Gardner who kept watering the flower of the friendship. One day a voice came ‘Hafiz Mumu you no go propose abi na when Jesus come back you go do am’ So I proposed. She was silent for some minutes. I thought I saw her looking me over! Ye!

“This one too was calculating my worth. My God! What will this one ask? Then… ‘YES!’ I had thought it was a voice in me that spoke in such audible voice. But the assurance on her gentle beautiful face assured me I had heard her voice and I heard her right. She never asked what I could offer before she could agree to be my wife. I remembered then I was living in a ‘room and parlour’ portion in a civilian barrack where we used general toilet and kitchen. This woman stood by me.”

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