A former spokesperson for ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has reacted to his son, Bolu, declaring self as a gay.
Bolu made the disclosure in a Thursday post on Instagram.
“Yes, I’m Gay AF,” he captioned a semi-clad photo of himself in rainbow-coloured shorts with a rainbow flag behind him.
Reacting in a Facebook post late Thursday evening, Okupe disclosed that he had known about his son’s sexuality for a while.
He said that Bolu, who is a 2015 graduate of the University of Manchester, UK, was influenced by his environment having lived in the country for a long time.
Sharing the photo posted by his son, Dr Okupe wrote, “The picture below is that of Mobolurin Okupe. He is my son. I gave him the name MOBA OLUWA RIN, ( I WALKED WITH GOD) because he was born at the time I gave my life to Christ.
‘I have been aware of this his new orientation for a while now.
“He knows that as a Christian and a witness for Christ (an evangelist) I am vehemently opposed to homosexuality as it runs contrary to the avowed precepts of my Christian faith.
“For me, I look beyond the surface or the physical. Here I see a major spiritual challenge ahead but I know as my God liveth, this whole saga will end up in Praise to the Almighty Jehova who I serve day and night.”