Emmanuel Adebayor Accuses Mum of 'witchcraft', Eject Her From House

Out of love- Adebayor has sacked his mother from his house

EMMANUEL ADEBAYOR'S world was thrown into further turmoil yesterday when a radio station in Ghana reported his mother was at the Ghana-Togo border selling cheap junk in order to make ends meet.

The Tottenham striker had hoped the international break would give him a chance to escape from the furore surrounding his attack on the club's own fans for being too negative.

But yesterday he appeared to get himself in a radio row with his closest family in which he accused his sister and mother of "doing juju on me". Juju is a West African term for witchcraft.

 

Adebayor is the richest and most famous footballer in Togo

His elder sister Maggie started the row when she told Peace FM in Accra that Adebayor had abandoned his family.

"As at now, our mother is selling polythene bags, padlocks and other things on the Ghana-Togo border," she said. "Our mother has not seen him for more than a year and he rejects her calls any time.

"Our mother is not calling him for his money, she just wants to see him because she loves him very much."

Adebayor had claimed that his own mother and relatives have been plotting 'juju' (witchcraft) against him aimed at bringing his career to a premature end.

"At the airport my mum said, 'Go to France and you can change the way this family lives.' She knew that if I succeeded in football we could have a better life and finally get out of poverty. At 15 I wasn’t just playing for my own glory, I was playing for the sake of my family," Emmanuel Adebayor once told the Daily Mail in an interview back in 2009.

 

Adebayor had claimed that his own mother and relatives have been plotting 'juju' (witchcraft) against him 

It's all a different story nowadays as a now matured and wealthy Sheyi Adebayor has strongly defended his decision to stay away from his family by accusing his mother of using witchcraft to attack him, the mother he once hailed as the best in the world and went with to receive the Africa footballer of the year 2008 award in Lagos.

The now overly rich Togo captain apparently sent his mother packing from his house over a year ago and has not set eyes or spoken with her since.

 

Emmanuel Adebayor went with his mother to receive the Africa footballer of the year 2008 award in Lagos

However the £101,000-a-week star has refuted suggestions he has decided to abandon his own mother.

Adebayor, speaking to Peace FM, said: 'I never sacked my mum from the house. She decided to leave the house.

'How am I going to be in touch with my mum if my mum is the one telling everyone that my work will not go forward, so I will just be on my side and do my thing.

'They should stop talking, they should stop doing Juju on me, they should leave me alone.

'I bought a $1.2m house in East Legon for the one talking and calling herself my sister. Can you imagine that sister went to rent the house without my knowledge?'

It remains unclear who he was directing his request for people to 'stop doing Juju on him' at.

 

Adebayor says he never sacked his mum from house

Last year, following the death of his elder brother Peter, he took care of his little boy, Junior, describing him as "like a son to me".

This season he has failed to find the form he showed under previous manager Tim Sherwood and is being linked with a move to Galatasaray in January. Tottenham were unable to comment on the authenticity of the reported exchange but did confirm that Adebayor is not due back from international duty.

Premier League star Adebayor has scored two goals in 12 games for Tottenham so far this season

BACKGROUND

Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor; born 26 February 1984 is a Togolese footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Togo national team. He was born in Lomé to parents of Yoruba ethnicity of western Nigeria. Adebayor previously played for Metz, Monaco, Arsenal, Real Madrid and Manchester City. He was voted African Footballer of the Year for 2008.

Adebayor represented the Togo national football team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, the country's début, and to date only appearance at the World Cup. A towering striker, Adebayor is described as being "tall, skilful, strong in the air and with the ability to score and create. Adebayor is married and has a daughter named Kendra (born June 2010).

PHOTOS: Aso Rock Agog For Jonathan At 57

Hip! Hip!! Hip!!! 57th birthday of President Goodluck Jonathan

Family members, friends and aides on Thursday morning joined President Goodluck Jonathan to celebrate his 57th birthday.

The birthday was marked with a short Holy Communion service inside the President’s official residence at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

 

President Jonathan  cutting his birthday cake. With him are - First Lady, Patience Jonathan (3rd R); Mother of the President, Mrs Eunice Jonathan (3rd L); Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi and others

The service was officiated by his Chaplain, Ven. Obioma Onwuzurumba.

Jonathan, joined by his wife, Patience, and his mother, Eunice later proceeded to cut his birthday cakes.

 

President Jonathan (2nd R); Dame Patience Jonathan (R) Mother of the President, Mrs Eunice Jonathan (M), Chaplain Aso Villa Chapel, Ven. Obioma Onwuzurumba 

In a short remarks after cutting the cakes, Jonathan urged Nigerians to continue to join hands with him to move the nation forward.

“Though we face challenges, we will surely get over them. Let us live together, work hard together and pray together,” the host said.

L-R; Mother of the President, Mrs Eunice Jonathan; President Goodluck Jonathan and the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan 

 

President Goodluck Jonathan with members of the State House Press Corps
 

Earlier in a short exhortation, Onwuzurumba noted that when God’s hand is on a man, there is nothing opposition can do.

“There will always be opposition. Once God has chosen a man, He will protect him. God who has called you from a remote tribe will give you valiant men, whose hearts are right with God to work with you,” he said.

Onwuzurumba’s wife read the only lesson of the service from 1 Samuel 10:14-26.

Special prayers were later made for the President, his wife, family members and the nation.

President Goodluck Jonathan and the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan during communion prayer to mark the 57th birthday of the president 

 

President Goodluck Jonathan being congratulated by the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan and his mother Mrs Eunice Jonathan

Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, GCFR, BNER, GCON was born on 20 November 1957 in what is now Bayelsa State to a family of canoe makers. Jonathan holds a B.Sc. degree in Zoology in which he attained Second Class Honours. He holds an M.Sc. degree in Hydrobiology and Fisheries biology, and a PhD degree in Zoology from the University of Port Harcourt. Before he entered politics in 1998, he worked as an education inspector, lecturer, and environmental-protection officer. Jonathan and his wife Patience have two children. He is a Christian, and he comes from the Ijaw ethnic group.

He has been President of Nigeria since 2010. Prior to his role as President, he served as Governor of Bayelsa State from 2005 to 2007 and as Vice-President of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010. Jonathan is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) and is the sole presidential candidate of the party for the 2015 national elections.

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