Uche Cecil Izuora
Nigerian media personality, Toke Makinwa has stated that she is still very much single, dismissing recent marriage rumours. The clarification comes after a video of Makinwa and Farouk Umar went viral on social media.
According to her, the ‘supposed husband’ Farouk Umar is her friend.
“I did not get married yesterday, I deeply appreciate all your love and prayers, I see how you all desire for me to settle down and God who is the author of time will do it when he thinks it is right. Yesterday was to honor God,” she wrote on her X handle on Monday.
Recounting her divorce during her birthday thanksgiving some days ago expressed gratitude to God, stating that she thought she was going to die during the process, however, God intervened. Her words: “Jesus you have comforted me when friends left me. Jesus, you saw me through a divorce. When I thought I was going to die, when I did not know if I was going to wake up the next day, somehow you held me together.
Even when I showed a frail faith, you knew I was not frail. Somehow you made me a tiger. You are the one that liveth. You are the one that will never fail.”
The actress also thanked God for the calibre of friends He blessed her with, emphasising that they have always been there for her.
“I thank God for all my friends here. I thank God that I am not looking out to look for you guys, I am looking up. I have not been the best of friend for you guys but somehow you see something and I am grateful.”
She also explained that Farouk has always been consistently supportive, reiterating that he is her best friend.
“On Obasanjo’s internet, they said I got married to this guy. This guy is my best friend o, listen, on Toke Makinwa’s internet, they said I married Farouk. Farouk my friend, ore mi.. this is my nigga and my friend, my brother, who wan marry you. Farouk held me down when there was nobody.”