Popular chess master and philanthropist, Tunde Onakoya, has offered to sponsor the education of the girl whose mother was criticized for taking her to a sweeping job by 4 am.
It would be recalled that a lady identified as Just Adetoun had called out the woman for making her daughter come sweep their estate with her.
Tunde Onakoya.
While the video had stirred outrage, Just Adetoun had apologized to the lady, pledging to pay her 19K monthly.
Tunde Onakoya, who reacted to this, criticized the humiliation of the mother in front of the child. He conceded that the child, indeed, shouldn’t be working, but noted that what the mother and child needed was compassion and not outrage.
The philanthropist promised to sponsor her education through university. He said …
“Extremely cruel to humiliate a mother in front of her daughter like this. Even worse that this was recorded and posted on social media. My mother used to sweep people’s houses and gutters in 2016. It hurt too much that I could do nothing financially to stop her. I often insisted on going with her, just to help fetch the water she needed so we could finish quicker and get back home before daylight. I didn’t want anyone to see us. The poverty that pushes one to hide their labour in the dark is a painful one.”
“Yes, that child should not be working. But more than outrage, what she and her mother deserve is compassion. The only humane response is to help. If no one has done this already, I would like to take full responsibility for the girl’s education through university. I hope this eases their burden in some way. These are incredibly hard times. Our Privilege blinds us in ways we’ll never truly understand.”
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Extremely cruel to humiliate a mother in front of her daughter like this. Even worse that this was recorded and posted on social media.
My mother used to sweep people’s houses and gutters in 2016. It hurt too much that I could do nothing financially to stop her. I often insisted… https://t.co/HoN6gIeIbl
— Tunde Onakoya (@Tunde_OD) April 1, 2025