American wife of Juju music legend, King Sunny Ade (KSA), Queen Ahvena Adegeye, has revealed the experience of being one of the many wives of the popular musician. She made this known in a recent interview with Punch.
The fair-skinned lady shared the moment they met back stage to designing his wears when he performs on tour.
“When my girlfriend said I should follow her to watch a Juju artiste performing at UCLA, I was mesmerised. I hadn’t heard of him before. He was cute and he had dreamy eyes. He spoke the African language and I was blown away.
“My friend said I should come back stage and meet him and I went. It was a natural connection. I wasn’t pushing up on him anyway. He so much captivated me and got me going.
“I was his designer. I was making all his wears. Anytime he came to the US, I would dance on the stage and put a crown that I designed for him on his head. We just had something going on,” Ahvena narrated.
She spoke of KSA’s charming personality that made her reject the other offers from fellow Americans because of her resolve of knowing about her roots in Africa.
“He has a beautiful spirit and a wonderful heart. You just can’t help but love him.
“I had a couple of proposals before but I declined. I knew I wasn’t going to be in America for the rest of my life. I had always known I would come back home to Africa. I knew I would create my legacy and that of my children here,” she said.
When asked of how the other wives related with her, she said KSA had a wholesome treatment that permitted everyone feel special.
“He has a way of treating all his wives like queens. When I am around, I feel like the only one and I am sure when the others are around, they feel like the only one. That is the magic for a man who has learnt how this polygamy thing works.
“We are very cool. There are some I consider myself ‘cooler’ with than the others. Their kids are like mine. We love one another. They understand that I am not getting more than they are getting. We try to be as supportive as possible; there is no hate.
“There is no foul word or ugly look. We always come together when we have to. Sunny is endeared by what he does. Nigerians love him as much as we do. We don’t ever think we would compete with his love for his music. I try to keep myself busy so I don’t feel too lonely,” she added.
She revealed that the only sour side to the marriage is when she has to be alone most times because of his ever-busy schedule to which she has been able to handle.
“The only thing I cry about most nights is being by myself a lot. He is absent all the time because he is always on the road and doing his music. That is what he loves and I cannot mess with that. It is what makes him happy. He is not possessed by any of his wives; he is possessed by his music.
“That is the truth. That is the only thing that I know that he lives for. He loves his music. I go to his shows and when he starts praising me, I feel on top of the world. I love it when he does that,” Ahvena said.
