- Fans were taken aback by Davido’s revelation that Lati, his best man at his wedding, was actually the one who introduced him to his wife, Chioma
- This disclosure has prompted comments suggesting a newfound understanding of why Davido selected him as his right hand man for the wedding, amidst his plethora of friends.
Nigeria’s renowned Afrobeat sensation, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, dropped a bombshell on Tuesday when he revealed the matchmaker behind his union with Chioma Adeleke.
In the midst of the ceremony’s informal moments with his groomsmen, Davido disclosed that it was his longtime confidant and associate, Lati Biola, who introduced him to his newlywed wife.
Davido said: “You know that it was Lati who introduced him to my wife.”
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During the recent online celebrations on X days prior to the wedding, Davido promptly responded to a fan’s question about who his best man is, revealing it to be his childhood friend, Lati.
Lati has known Davido since he was 10F. ollowing the death of his parents, Lati worked in the Adeleke household and that’s how he met Davido.
“I have known you since you were 10 years old. That was when I lost both my parents. You are always there for me like a brother and you have never turned your back against me,” Lati wrote, many yeas ago in an Instagram post.
Davido during an interview with YouTuber, Tayo Aina, said the first time he set his eyes on Chioma while they were both undergraduates at Babcock Univerisity, he asked Lati to speak to her on his behalf.
“I was in school for a year before I blew up. That was when I met my wife. I remember the day I saw her. I can never forget it. I was in a Prado, and I looked behind and I saw this girl walking. Just there with her bag, it was Chioma. I told Lati, ‘Omo, I like that girl. Go and call that girl for me.’ He called her but she did not answer me at the time,”