August 16, (THEWILL) – Late Victor Uwaifo’s family has rejected a purported plan by a group of people led by the late music maestro’s manager, Chris Eburu, to mark the one year anniversary of his death.
The family revealed that Eburu is currently facing trial over an alleged forgery of the will of their late father.
Uwaifo’s family, represented by his eldest child, Mrs Ogbomwen Reden and his son, Goodman Uwaifo, accused Eburu of using a name linked to their father to deceive the public into participating in the programme.
“We know our father is a global figure that can be celebrated anywhere by his fans, but not by somebody who is already having issues and facing criminal charges.
“He is using a platform connected to my father’s Revelation Tourism Palazo to mobilise people for the event and we frown at that. My eldest brother is in the United States. He is not aware of this. About eight out of our father’s 12 children are not aware of this and they are not part of it,” Goodman Uwaifo said.
Also speaking, Mrs Reden alleged that the manager altered her late father’s will and brought in witnesses believed to be unknown to his father to sign the will.
She said, “The witnesses are not the kind of persons my late father would associate with. My father cannot have an unmarried woman to sign his will.
“My father was a very hard working man till he died and I will not allow anybody to reap what he has laboured for. I am fighting for my father’s legacy.”
On his part, Eburu stated that the issue of forgery was a matter already before the law court and he would not comment on it.
He added that Uwaifo’s Revelation Tourism Palazzo Centre is an association and does not need the approval of his children before it could carry out any anniversary ceremony for its late member. He also insisted that the consent of the family was sought before the plan for the anniversary was announced.
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