It hasn’t changed so much, just that we are restricted from doing so many thing because of security precautions and we see our dad less, that has really changed! Changing where you live, that’s the biggest change.
Moving from a flat in Guildford and then moving out from our house in Kaduna and Abuja then the way there are more people around that you’re not familiar with. So, having to be more diplomatic about so many things.
Sometimes when you are thrust into the spotlight, there are some relationship changes. Some people pull back and just stick to family.
Do you have the issue of having to deal with a lot of people trying to get closer to you?
It’s actually very hard to get to me ‘cause I have been changing numbers so people can’t really get me and the second thing is, not too many people know me personally. The problem comes up once in a while, when people now want to be closer to you but you just have to do what you have to do.
Is there anything you want to say to young Nigerians today?
Yes! Find out what your passion is and go for it. You’re very elegant.
What are your tips on being a lady?
That’s a tough one, I guess it is just part of me and it is not something that I try to do. The first thing is- understanding that you’re a lady in the first place would make you do certain things in certain ways. I value tradition and when you’re a lady, you just have to present yourself in a certain way. I really admire the way Queens and Princesses are. I even watch Downton Abbey and admire that era.
Before the 2015 Presidential elections, Nigerians discovered your twitter and it blew up. People found your pictures and they were all over the blogs and social media. What do you have to say bout that?
Some people thought I was the one who gave the pictures out but I did not even know it happened. I was in my room, just before I went for yoga that evening and I got messaged with a link to a blog so I looked through it and I felt no one would care about it so when I was through with my yoga, I opened my phone and messages, missed calls and so many followers on twitter came through and I was wondering what was happening. All my friends were calling me to look at it. It was a crazy time and it is something you don’t expect at all and then right after it happened, my first prayer was “Oh God, help me help people with this fame that I have right now” so that’s how I became an ambassador I guess.
Soon after, you deleted your twitter account. Did it have anything to do with all the attention?
Yes it did. I was getting too much attention and naturally I do not like attention like that. I would always try to quietly do my thing but then I realized that anything I said was a topic and that was exam period, there was a lot of stress and I just didn’t want any of that and obviously there were a lot of comments –good and bad and so I was just like maybe it’s time to step out of this for some time.
Do you ever see yourself in politics? Or do you have other ambitions?
(laughs) no. Politics? I can’t. And I am still working on any other ambition. I just want to build up on how to help people; that is the main thing for me. And actually, fashion. I’m not into trendy fashion; I’m just into dressing properly and looking good and presentable most of the time.
Do you have to deal with any negativity now, because of your father’s position? And how do you handle that?
I think there is negativity but people try to conceal it so it is not as difficult as if someone were to show you openly.
It makes you doubt people sometimes and if they are genuine but honestly from my side, I just treat you like anyone else and just try to be fair.
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