Media mogul and politician Dele Momodu has celebrated his son, Enikorewafunmi, also known as Koko, as he clocked 21.
Mr Momodu marked the milestone with a personal story shared on his Instagram page on Friday, recalling the experience of his son’s birth at St. Mary’s Paddington Hospital in London.
He narrated how his wife endured long hours of labour, which stretched to about 25 hours, before the child’s eventual delivery.
According to him, medical staff prepared for possible surgery, but prayers and persistence led to a safe natural birth.
In his words, “The Doctor announced subtly, almost carelessly, but professionally and realistically: ‘we are getting your wife ready for the theater, in about 15 minutes…’ Mba, no surgery in Jesus mighty name, I soliloquised!! I ran downstairs to the washroom, and attempted to pray for God’s mercy upon us.”
Momodu explained that he sought spiritual support from fellow Christians before returning to the labour room, where he witnessed what he described as a miraculous delivery.
He said an experienced Ghanaian matron prayed and eventually pulled the baby out safely.
“Oh my God, she actually grabbed your head and pulled you out, gingerly and meticulously. I was in cloud 10, almost delirious, with giddiness,” he wrote.
Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation International, is married to Mobolaji Momodu and they have four children.
