- Omowunmi, delivered an emotional tribute on the seventeenth Headies Awards.
- The occasion happened on April 27 on the Landmark Occasion Centre in Lagos.
- Mohbad obtained two posthumous awards: Finest Avenue Music (Avenue-hop Artiste) of the Yr and Viewer’s Alternative award.
Omowunmi, the widow of the late Nigerian music star Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, broadly generally known as Mohbad, moved attendees to tears with an emotional tribute on the seventeenth Headies Awards, held on Sunday, April 27, on the Landmark Occasion Centre in Lagos.
Mohbad was posthumously honored with two prestigious awards: Finest Avenue Music (Avenue-hop Artiste) of the Yr and the Viewer’s Alternative award for his collaboration with Chike on the hit observe “Egwu.”
As she accepted the popularity on his behalf, Omowunmi delivered a poignant speech, reflecting on her husband’s enduring affect. She shared that she refuses to seek advice from Mohbad as her “late husband,” as a result of, in her eyes, he continues to stay on—particularly by way of their younger son, Liam.
With deep emotion, she expressed her perception that though Liam continues to be too younger to totally grasp the magnitude of his father’s legacy, he’ll at some point come to know and respect the profound influence Mohbad had on the world.
“On behalf of myself, my son Liam, my husband’s instant youthful brother Adura, and the remainder of the Imonelization household, we wish to specifically thanks for this award,” she mentioned.
She added, “Though Mohbad isn’t right here with us anymore, he lives on. I don’t like to deal with him as my late husband trigger he lives perpetually, particularly by way of our son Liam. Though he could also be too younger to know the depth of his father’s greatness, I do know, and I consider that at some point, he’ll know. Thanks a lot Headies. Thanks for shining a lightweight on my husband. Thanks for honouring his reminiscence and legacy. It means a lot to me, his son and your entire Imonelization.”
Omowunmi’s heartfelt tribute underscored the lasting affect of Mohbad’s music and the profound love that continues to encompass his legacy.
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