Veteran gospel musician, Evangelist (Dr) Bola Are is set to paint the city of Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State red in commemoration of her 50 years jubilee anniversary on stage.
She revealed that the celebration is meant to celebrate God’s faithfulness in her life and ministry.
Dr Are gave these submissions while featuring on a weekly radio show, ‘Parrot Xtra/Ayekooto on Radio’ anchored by Olayinka Agboola and broadcast live on Splash 105.5FM, Felele Ibadan on Tuesday.
The Evangelist further revealed that the event will take place on Thursday, December 14 at the exclusive Jogor Center, Ibadan with notable dignitaries in the entertainment and other eminent Nigerians in attendance.
The gospel musician added that God used her song ‘Baba ku ise’ that was released in August 1977 to deliver a pregnant woman who was unable to give birth after four years of hard labour in Alapere, Ketu in Lagos.
“Before I got married, a lot of suitors came. One even said he would commit suicide if I didn’t marry him. He tried to entice me with a brand new Volkswagen car.
“However, I was able to resist his advance through the efforts of my spiritual father, Prophet Joshua and General Adebayo Adeyinka who threatened him with soldiers. Two months later, we discovered that the same man had impregnated another woman in Ile- Ife and was married to her”.
Narrating her most embarrassing moment, she revealed, “One fateful day, my drummers and instrumentalists came to my house after my husband had left for an occasion demanding that I should hand over all the instruments to them that they weren’t interested in working with me again.
“That day, I cried thinking all hope was gone but God intervened through a good Samaritan at a function, when he saw that our instruments were not up to measure while playing. Immediately, he asked me to meet him on a Monday morning and he gave me five hundred thousand naira to purchase another set of instruments. That incident turned our embarrassment to testimony”.
The respected musician, however, urged parents to give good and quality education to their girl-child while warning them not to neglect them.
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