Following the lingering divorce case between Emeka Ike and his wife,
Suzanne Ike, the actor says he has assumed the responsibility of being
‘father and mother’ to their children.
Emeka
Ike says his children always miss their mother, and they often times
inquire about her whereabouts and when she was coming back home.
The Nollywood actor said since the news of his divorce case went
viral, he was forced to explain everything that was going on to the
children, owing to the fact that he could no longer lie to them.
In an exclusive chat with gooo/?p=349786″>Saturday Beats, Ike said it’s not been easy for him to play the role of sole parent.
“On many occasions,
they ask me about their mother and tell me to ask her to come back home
but she would say she is not coming and there is nothing I can do. They
cannot help it; they miss their mother every day.At first when they asked me, I lied to them telling them their mother
would come back and that we had made up. Then the media blew everything
out of proportion, the news is all over the internet. I cannot kill
myself so I try to explain what is happening to them.”“God is our strength; He is the blessed assurance and the one that
consoles a man in my position. We do all we can to make sure the
children get the best. I have an assistant in the house, a male house
help and a chauffeur in the house and they all take care of the children
when I am away attending to work. I make myself available as much as I
can because I am their father and mother right now.It has not been easy acting the role of a father and mother to my
children but it has made me to love and appreciate them the more. If I
am away from them for more than an hour, I would not be at peace so I
have to call home to check on them at regular intervals. As I speak with
you, I am on my way to work but I make sure I always call them
regularly because I am bothered when I am not with them. But a man has
to work to fend for his family. I hardly hang out with friends anymore
and immediately I finish from work, I rush home to be with my kids.”