9ice Explains Why He Denied His Twin Daughters

9ice Explains Why He Denied His Twin Daughters
Shortly after his marriage to ex-wife Toni Payne
packed up in 2010, Gongo Aso crooner 9ice
welcomed a set of twin daughters with another
lady Vicki Gordis.
When the news first became public, 9ice fiercely
denied the story, saying the press had made it
up. Not until he proudly shared the pictures of his
adorable twins on Instagram some weeks back.
And in this new interview with Punch, 9ice finally
explains why he lied. Why did you deny you had
twins when they were born?
- I did say I didn’t have twins then because I
believe it was personal. If I have N1m, I think it is
only my account’s officer that should know how
much I have. In fact, he wouldn’t even have the
right to check my account unless I ask him to do
that. He couldn’t just cull up my account details
and start checking how much I have. This is not a
car we are talking about, these are human beings.
But when they grow up, do you think they will
forgive you when they read that you once denied
them?
- I will tell them the reason I did that. It was the
same way my father gave me his own reasons. I
didn’t know him until I was 22. I got to know my
mother when I was 18. They gave me their
reasons for doing what they did. I asked my father
where he was all the time I was growing up and he
told me where and how and when he was a part of
my life. If my kids grow up to ask me why I did
what I did, I would certainly explain to them. I
didn’t say I didn’t have kids just because I wanted
to lie, No. I had my reasons. I had my life to live.
You are in showbiz, so you shouldn’t expect to
have a private life…
- But there are still some elements that are
personal. I didn’t fight anybody when the stories
came out. I just didn’t say anything because I
wasn’t ready to talk about it. I wasn’t ready to
share the story. When I got ready, I even shared
the pictures of the twins. Who knows, I could have
even used their pictures to make money and sell
to a publication that wanted them. But I just
released the pictures.
Do we see you getting married to their mother
soon?
- I will get married soon. It is very possible.
But is she the one you are with at the moment?
- I am not saying anything on that. No comment.
Let’s go back to what you said earlier on about not
knowing your parents until you were a young man,
how did it happen?
- It is going to be in my autobiography. I am going
to make money out of the story. I am not divulging
it. Nobody knows about it yet.