The elder brother of late gospel singer Olayemi Bayonile Bolaji, popularly known as Toluwanisings, has defended their father against allegations that he was absent from the singer’s life while growing up.
Olayemi Abdulazeez addressed the controversy during an interview with BBC Yoruba, published on November 4, 2026, where he dismissed claims that their father abandoned his children.
According to Abdulazeez, although Toluwanisings lost his mother at a young age and was raised by his maternal relatives in Lagos, their father remained involved in their lives and did everything within his ability to support them.
He insisted that their father never abandoned any of his children, despite the circumstances surrounding their upbringing. He also maintained that the family appreciated their father’s efforts and continued to pray that they would achieve even greater things for him in return.
“Our father cared for us and did everything within his power for each of us, while we continuously pray for him that we, the children, may do even greater things for him than he did for us,” he said.
Abdulazeez further recalled how their father supported Toluwanisings when he decided to get married, presenting the incident as evidence of his involvement in the late singer’s life.
He explained that when Toluwanisings expressed his intention to marry, he personally contacted their father, after which the family came together to make arrangements for the wedding.
According to him, their father purchased all the necessary items for the bride price, which were subsequently transported to Lagos ahead of the ceremony. He added that their father did even more to support the wedding.
“When Toluwanisings wanted to get married, he called our father and me and all the family. Our father bought all materials for the bride price, and then we took it from here to Lagos. He did that and even more at the wedding,” Abdulazeez stated.
His comments come amid the family disagreement that followed the death of the gospel singer, particularly the dispute between his father and widow over where he should be buried.
The disagreement reportedly became serious enough to attract the intervention of the Oyo State Police Command, which stepped in to help resolve the matter.
Both parties eventually signed a peace agreement at the police station, bringing a temporary end to the disagreement over the burial arrangements.
Abdulazeez’s defence of their father has now added another dimension to the controversy surrounding Toluwanisings’ family, as he seeks to correct what he described as misleading claims about their father’s role in the singer’s upbringing.
" Toluwanisings' father took care of his children, and he tried for all of us" - Toluwanisings' brother https://t.co/Fabwluq7nk
— Metro Naija (@metronaija) November 5, 2026
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