Tosin, the daughter of Femi Adesina, says people said many hurtful things about her dad when he was in government.
Adesina, a former Managing Director of Daily Sun newspaper, was a spokesperson for former President Muhammadu Buhari for eight years.
He became a controversial figure due to some comments he made while defending his former principal.
Tosin, the founder of a media and publishing company called LOTW Group (Living Out The Word), said the Holy Spirit helped her overcome all the challenges of being the child of a presidential spokesman.
Her words:
“He lived a quiet, modest life and brought us up that way. Never mind how people portray him in the media and social media.
“Suddenly, working with the President brought him out there in the glare of the nation. And there followed the good, the bad and the ugly.
“There were times people would meet me and say: “Adesina? Ah, you resemble Buhari’s media man.” At times, I own up, some other times, I duck. It’s better to leave them wondering.
“I was silent about our relationship for the better part of the administration because I really wasn’t interested in the hassle that came with it. The good times opened us up to opportunities we might not have had without the position. Thank God for it all.
“The bad and ugly were people saying all sorts of rubbish about my dad and not being able to trust anyone. In the beginning, it worried me. But later, the Holy Spirit helped me overcome it all.”
Tosin also said her dad is a ‘Buharist’ and speaks well of the President until now.
The former presidential spokesman has since returned to Daily Sun, where he is now the Vice Chairman of the publication.
