BBNaija All Stars ex-housemate, Pere Egbi shares delves into his childhood as he narrates his father’s perpetual absence from his life.
The former US military officer opened up in a recent interview with TV and radio personality Hero Daniels.
Pere revealed that his father departed the family when he was merely four years old, and his sister was just three.
He conveyed that the absence of his father had a relatively minor impact on him, as other male figures within the family took on the role of a father and effectively filled that position. This is one of the reasons why he identifies more with his mother’s state, Bayelsa.
“I like to say I’m from Bayelsa State because my mum is from Bayelsa. My dad, however, is from Delta State. My father has never been a part of my life at all.
He left when I was about 4 and my younger sister was 3. He used to live in America before I was born. He came from America and married my mum, and then went back to America. A bunch of things happened, and my parents ended up separating. So, I was raised only practically by my mother.
I’m the first child and the only boy. My mum was the only one who did everything to make sure we had shelter, good education. She paid our school fees from kindergarten to secondary school. And then, I left Nigeria for the United States to do a nursing degree.
But before that, I joined the US military and served for six years. After serving, I came out and started my degree. I grew up in Warri because that was where I was born.”
