- Dare Melody opened up at his wife’s wake about how his family consistently frustrated her when she was alive.
- He spoke about how she stood by him through times of financial hardship, even when there was little to eat.
Nigerian gospel singer Dare Melody has shared a heartfelt tribute to his late wife, Adedoyin.
During her Christian wake, Dare Melody spoke about the challenges they faced, including the difficulties caused by his family’s behavior towards her.
In the video posted on his YouTube channel, he recounted how his family’s actions consistently frustrated his late wife, Adedoyin.
Dare said:
“My family frustrated Adedoyin; I’ll hold her and say, ‘Adedoyin, I’m the one you married, and whenever you see me, put your mind at rest.’”
“When people celebrated the New Year, I ate biscuits with her and our one-year-old daughter. I told the Lord, ‘If truly you’re the one who called me, let people know you did.’ God told me I’d release a record in 2010, which became ‘Goodness and Mercy’. That record revived my career, and people started to recognise me. God opened the way for me, and I began building a house. A friend called me and said, ‘This woman stood by you; let’s build a house for her,’ and I said, ‘Everything I have is for her.’”
Dare Melody’s brother also shared a personal story about how his family maltreated Adedoyin, highlighting an incident at their mother’s 50th birthday party where she was taunted by their family members.
He said:
“There was a time when our late mother’s sister was celebrating her 50th birthday in Ibadan. We were all there, and I saw Mummy Eni; my late brother’s wife, come outside looking sad. She said, ‘I know all will be well,’ but I don’t know what happened, though she made that statement. What our late mother did was gather all her friends and place Mummy Eni in the centre, and they said all sorts of mean things to her.
“If I were in your shoes, I would leave this family because what they did to you that day is enough to make anyone leave.”