Many women rebuild their lives after a broken marriage, but Remillekun remained celibate for reason best known to her.
During a live episode of Your View at Television Continental ; Omoyeni Anikulapo- Kuti said her late mother remained celibate for more than two decades following her separation from Afrobeat icon Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.
Yeni explained that while intimacy can be a key aspect of marriage, choosing celibacy is a deeply personal decision one her mother embraced until her final days.
The Nigeria famous dancer recalled Remilekun left Fela’s home in 1981 and, until her death in 2002, never entered another relationship.
She stated:
From 1981 till she died, she never met another man. She was celibate during that period. I knew, but I could never understand.”
Yeni has fondly called added that during a medical check-up, doctors raised concerns after noticing changes in her mother’s body.
“The doctor asked why she wasn’t using it, that it was closing up. My mother replied, ‘Fela is the only man for me.”
