"Why I Wept When My Son Built A House For Me" - Iya Rainbow

 

Veteran actress, Idowu Philips, aka Iya Rainbow revealed how emotional she became when her son built a house for. She disclosed that although he involved her in the process and seeked for her counsel, unknowingly to her, the house was a surprise for her.

In an interview with Saturday Beats, the thespian said, “I am happy because for someone to be abroad and come home to build a house, he deserves to be praised and appreciated.

“I was the one who helped him to purchase the land but he did not tell me what he wanted to do with it. He only told me he wanted to buy land, and I should help him inspect it, which I did and negotiated (the price).

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“I was also the one he sent the money to, and he started the building gradually. When it was time for the roofing, I was the one he asked to help buy the materials to be used, and I did that.

“It was when the house was completed that he said to me, ‘Mummy, you are the one I built this house for. It was so pleasing to me that I wept tears of joy.

“When their father died, there was no one who could help me. I was left with all the children. It was taxing but I’m grateful to God because my child built me a house.”