{"id":130553,"date":"2023-12-13T09:44:27","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T09:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/13\/i-tried-not-to-be-emotional\/"},"modified":"2023-12-13T09:44:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T09:44:27","slug":"i-tried-not-to-be-emotional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/13\/i-tried-not-to-be-emotional\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI Tried Not To Be Emotional\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Veteran Nigerian singer, Yinka Ayefele has evoked strong feelings amongst Nigerians with a video of himself and his triplets.<\/p>\n<p>On his Instagram page, the singer posted a photo of himself and his kids having a great time together. He revealed that his kids always longed for him to be on his feet.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-903094 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_0692.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"591\" height=\"519\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The father of three claimed he tried his best not to be emotional while he explained his predicament to them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cTHEY ALWAYS WANT ME TO STAND UP\u2026AND THEY KEPT ASKING ME WHY EVERY DAY EVEN UP TILL LAST NIGHT\u2026I TRIED HARD NOT TO BE EMOTIONAL..INDEED IT WAS MY TURNING POINT. 12\/12\/1997. :TO GOD BE THE GLORY.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A few hours ago, Yinka Ayefele celebrated 25 years of surviving the accident that left him confined to a wheelchair. He was involved in a ghastly car accident on the 12th of December 1997.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: Kizz Daniel Causes Pandemonium As Netizens Queue Up To Send Data To His Number<\/p>\n<p>He shared throwback pictures of the damaged car via his Instagram page, with a reflecting note on how the accident was a turning point in his life. He expressed gratitude to God, for saving his life.<\/p>\n<p>See reactions below\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Adetayo Olufemi said, \u201cOh my God!!!!!this is time for your turn around in Jesus mighty name\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kolawole Ajeyemi commented on the post, \u201cThis got me emotional\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>SEE POST:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C0wNPpzKXWX\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"890536\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-1959967865\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/300x250b.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran Nigerian singer, Yinka Ayefele has evoked strong feelings amongst Nigerians with a video of himself and his triplets. 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