The photo features Omowunmi Akinnifesi, her mum, her sisters, and their female children. Accompanying the photo was a very beautiful caption that paid tribute to her late intelligent father who she credits for their beautiful family.
She captioned the picture:
“Family is everything! We took this picture in Dubai 2weeks ago.
“My Father worked at the Central Bank of Nigeria where he was a Director. I grew up in Sierra Leone where my Father was a Diplomat and worked with the West African Clearing House (WATCH).
“It was all fine and dandy till the Civil war for diamonds started. As diplomats, we were not safe so we had to return back to Nigeria. Moved back lived my whole life in Ikoyi.
“My father schooled at Yale, he had a Ph.D. and he had so many degrees that when he passed they couldn’t mention everything at the funeral. He was a successful man. Successful career-wise, successful family wise.
“He knew everything. When I was doing my Masters at Kings College London, and I had this very difficult Climate Model to build in excel using Formulas (Super complex stuff), he sat on his sick bed at the hospital with a view facing the Tower of London and the River Thames and explained it all to me.
“How one man can develop such a generation is outstanding. These are the women of the Akinnifesi generation. My Mum, My sisters and their kids.
“The Men are not in this pic tho. My two brothers and my sister’s husbands. Most importantly my Dad, who passed 4 years ago.
“Please, when is Fathers day? I am missing my Dad. I hate the fact that my Dad could not be in this picture. Love you Dad. Rest in peace.
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