#BBNaija Debbie-Rise Makes Peace With Her Pastor Father

Debbie-Rise has made peace with her pastor father.

In a new interview with The New Telegraph, the Big Brother Nigeria star revealed that she finally placed a call to her father after returning to Nigeria, and the cleric accepted her back.

In case you missed it, Debbie revealed, during her stay in the house, that she ran away from home to attend the show because her religious dad opposed it. During the show, her father called Big Brother, demanding that the singer be sent back to Nigeria. When asked if she wanted to go back, Debiie said “no”.

Now, she is back to Nigeria and has finally called her father. Though they are yet to meet (she is still on tour), the singer said her father reaffirmed his love for her.

Here’s what she said:

“Apart from the fact that my father is a pastor, I feel like I’m a typical girl with a good cultural upbringing from the north where parents are very protective of their children or they are just worried about the outside world like the city life.

So, I understood it as to the kind of life he wanted for me. I know he wants the best for me and he was just trying his best.

He was trying to be protective but being a pastor and me trying to have a career in music, there could be this friction.

So I didn’t want a situation whereby I would inform him of my intentions to go and then he would say no. I did that because once he said no, then I couldn’t go because it would be disobedient.

So, I wanted to be smart, go for it and tell him, ‘daddy I have gone, please pray for me’ like Dare Art Alade sang and I’m happy I did it.

I would have had to convince him and there would have been no time to do that but then in the end, to God be the glory.

He wasn’t initially impressed and didn’t like that idea and he actually called the producers of the event and asked me to come back home.

He said he was not happy at all but then I was able to convince him and beg him.

Before I returned home, I was a bit scared and I wasn’t sure he would be happy.

I won’t lie, I was just hoping I made him proud in the house and when I finally placed a call to him, he said something like, ‘now you have my time abi?’

And I apologised and asked him if I made him proud and he just said “I love you my daughter” and that is just what I want you to know, that my parents are proud of me and I’m looking forward to going home and paying them a visit.”