‘Why I don't discuss the paternity of my daughter - Omawumi

Omawumi opened up to Thisday entertainment contributor, Seun Opara, on
the reasons why she does not like discussing the paternity of her
daughter. She said:

I never hid my child's paternity but I felt that since I'm not
married, I don't need to come out and say this is the father of my
child. It is always ideal for someone who wants to marry you to be the
one to identify himself. Another thing is that he might not want to
identify himself because he is not an artiste. He might not want that
part of my life. He might just love me and my child. So I like to
respect people's privacy. I also strongly feel that it is my job as a
musician to entertain you and if you feel like my personal life is
your business, it doesn't mean I feel the same way.

Initially when I got pregnant, I didn't feel the need to come out and
start telling people that this is the father of my child. I didn't
feel I owed it to anyone.
She says a lot more. Read after the jump...

My family and my close friends know who the father of my child is
because we're in a relationship. We have a very healthy relationship
and our families are intertwined. I don't think I need to start
telling people all this.

I felt so bad about the stories people are writing about my child's
paternity because normally, controversies don't get to me and my
daughter don't have to be part of this. So when people start putting
that kind of stuffs in print and my daughter stumbles upon it when she
is old enough to read, it will hurt her.

Considering the kind of upbringing I had, I'm not that morally
bankrupt that I will now fraternize with a married man that is like a
father figure to me.

You want to reveal his identity?
I don't feel that will be necessary. I just want to use this
opportunity to tell people that I will try as much as possible to be a
normal artiste and I want to encourage people to try and enjoy my
music. It's not easy but they should just try not to be concerned
about my private life. They should know that I'm a human being and
they should try to understand that I tried to be a person that people
can look up to.