Funmi Falana, the legal practitioner mom of Nigerian lawyer turn rapper, Folarin ‘Falz’ Falana, 28, has stated the one thing that bothers her about him.
During the album listening party of his much anticipated album, ‘Moral Instruction‘ – a body of work that sheds light on the social ills in the society, the mom-of-3 who was present with her human right activist lawyer husband, Femi Falana, in the presence of other guests seized the opportunity to express her concern about her only son’s non-committal to any church. While making a speech about his new album, she said:
“Folarin, you don’t go to church and I am bothered. I hope you would start going to church this year.”
To make clarifications on his mom’s allegations while speaking with The Punch, the rapper whose new found love is acting admitted his mom’s concern is true but that he has his reasons for not going to church. He cited an example of a time he went and the service turned out the way he did not appreciate.
He said:
“I have nothing against the church or going to church; everyone has the right to practise the religion they desire but personally, as a Christian, it has been a while that I have been to church. It does not make me less of a Christian.
The most important thing is spirituality and your personal connection with God. The reason I haven’t attended a church service in a long while is because I went to a few churches and during sermons, I was put under undue pressure. There was a time that a pastor called me to the altar just to acknowledge my presence for being in church.
In my mind, I felt that the service was not about me. I felt that everybody was there to worship God, yet they were putting undue pressure on me. The pastor gave me the microphone to address the congregation and I was puzzled. What did he expect me to say to the congregation?
These are some of the issues. I just want to go to church and worship God like a regular member of the congregation. I do not want that kind of attention. I was hoping that I would go to church on a Sunday and it would not be like any other day I’m at a public place or doing a show.”
