To succeed, One needs a ‘father figure’: Sola Allyson writes an emotional epistle to the father behind her success

To succeed, One needs a ‘father figure’: Sola Allyson writes an emotional epistle to the father behind her success

It goes without saying that to attain the peak of one’s career success and fulfill purpose, one needs to have a father who’d always keep one in track.

The ‘father’ here most times, does not imply one’s biological father. But that someone who has given himself up to see you succeed. When you have such, keep them tight and learn from them with all humility and reverence.

This is the same with the Gospel Music sensation, Sola Allyson.

Sola Allyson explains how her ‘father figure’ INFLUENCED even till her choice of course in institution. As at the time, she must have felt reluctant but here is the gain. A father sees beyond your today, into your future.

Sola Allyson took to her verified page of one million plus follows to celebrate her father who stood by her when her “father figure was absent.”

She said: The man who pushes one to succeed!

I call you Bàbá
Dr. Oluwole Adetiran
The man who made me know I could study Music and succeed with it. The man who encouraged me to sound the way I do, confidently so. The man who likened my vocal prowess to a striker’s own in a football match. The man who validated me as a father should do and I got encouraged at that point in my life when I was left without care…

You are beyond 70 but I always see you as my friend that will always be there with me. But seeing you yesterday on that bed, frail and feeble, the pain, I realize that you are actually old now… My GOD-sent friend is old!!! 😪

But you have lived a blessed life!!! I am an evidence!!!

I met you 24 years ago. January 17 1997, at Central Choir’s rehearsal, which I was drawn to out of my quest to get better at being a Singer. Immediately you heard my voice, you exclaimed how unique it was and called me “striker”, like the renowned Rufai on the football field.

I needed that at that period in my life, the validating voice of a father figure, and I got it through you.

I got into the Music Technology Department of The Polytechnic Ibadan at your suggestion and looking back now, I am immensely grateful that I listened to you. I wouldn’t have listened. Why should I listen to anyone? Who was taking care of me? Anger with rebellion… But “something” beyond me compelled me. I wanted to study either Law or English but your counsel made me change my mind. Here I am today!

You stood in the place of Father to me at that time when mine was absent. You knew nobody with me but you accepted me into your house. You tied me to the girdle on your waist and took me everywhere, teaching and pruning me as we went, the struggles and victories therein… You made me know it was possible to go to school even when no one was there to finance it. You gave me courage in that aspect.

Bàbá can be tough oooo, but it’s out of love and concern, the way an over-protective parent can be and I am GRATEFUL I met you!!! I needed you!! You were there as teacher, guardian, coach and motivator. Above all, you are my friend! We “fight” a-many but I LOVE you!!! You are a good and sincere soul. Bàbá’s jokes? You will find yourself displaying all your teeth in laughter!!!

You helped me a lot at the level I was at that time, seeking clarity about actually knowing The GIVER of my gift the more and using my gift to make HIM known. You encouraged these values I live by which had always been there but could have been dampened if you didn’t come along…

Your creativity with music is amazing!!! Your charm! Your guts! Ha. Your neatness! Your handsome gait! I told everyone about you!

I hope I have made you proud. Because I wanted to. I think I have because I see how you look at me these days and am immensely thankful that you can see me make you proud!

You didn’t understand my stubbornnes…

but I just wanted to take reproach away from you, from us!!

I am GRATEFUL I met you!
I am GRATEFUL I met Bàbá!
I am GRATEFUL I met Oluwole Adetiran!
I am GRATEFUL, gannnnnnn, I have no words to say how much and this makes me tear up.

In these your frail and feeble days, I am STILL proud of you and I make bold to tell the whole world how my story would not be complete without you, my trainer, my teacher, my FRIEND.

Thank you to the leadership of the Celestial Church of Christ and everyone who has shown him love at this time.

Love, true
Olúṣọlá.”