Laide Bakare Dey Explaine Why She Carry Her Pikin Go Club

Lagos, Nigeria

Omo, no be small wahala wey dey follow actress Laide Bakare since she drop her comments about her daughter. Wetin happen? So, Laide come talk say she carry her 17-year-old daughter go club for the first time, and she dey proud say her pikin go sabi am as the mama wey introduce her to club life.

In interview wey she do with content creator Mr. Lilgaga, Laide don turn herself to parenting ambassador, dey say, “I took my daughter to the club for the first time at 17. And I like the fact that in her memoir, she would reference me as the person who introduced her to alcohol and clubbing.” Na there wahala start o! (As e be so, na who go advise us, if no be Naija people?)

The comments no land well with many online as people begin chop her concern for why she go support minor dey enter nightlife. Plenti people dey criticize am say she dey promote alcohol and party life for pikin wey still dey gree for school.

But no let dem catch Laide for corner! She come rush go Instagram on Saturday, dey shine light on wetin she really mean. She talk say she no introduce her daughter to alcohol, say na just club environment she wan expose am to, so that her pikin go fit manage adult life when time don reach. She write: “No pls, I didn’t do Alcohol with @simlineboss only club and it’s just to give her a bit of exposure towards the future. I’m not as bad as you think. Don’t forget she is still a minor. A teenager with robust figure.” (Like seriously, at this point, how many excuses for clubbing pikin wey still dey grow?)

As e be, Laide dey try make her pikin sabi how to handle life when she don mature. E no easy to balance tradition and modern life, sha. Parents dey try protect their pikin, but at the same time, them sabi say wey dem comot, dem go meet these things.

So wetin una think? E get as Laide do am, but maybe she suppose consider the kind exposure wey she wan give her pikin. Naija no dey play when e come to our values, but e fit still dey possible to teach small-small aspects of life without full drama. Everybody dey hustle for their own moimoi, but wetin una go do for una children? Meanwhile, Laide still don follow her own gist, and we dey watch how the whole matter go unfold.