Nigerian talent manager and music executive Ubi Franklin has described having children with different women as one of the biggest mistakes of his life, urging young people to learn from his experience.
Franklin made the remarks in a recent episode of his podcast, Talks with Ubi Franklin. A clip from the episode was shared on his Instagram page on Wednesday.
Reflecting on his personal life, the father of four said he loves his children deeply but wishes he had made different choices.
“One of the worst decisions you could ever make is to have kids with different women,” he said.
“I’m one of those people who are in it, and I can tell you that no matter the money you think you have, no matter what you have, no matter what you think you are doing, that should never be a decision you’re going to make in life.”
Franklin explained that providing for his children financially has never been the issue. Instead, he said the greatest challenge has been managing relationships with the mothers of his children.
“Some of us are lucky that God has given us some good money to be able to take care of them. But taking care of them is not the problem. It is managing the emotions of the adults who are their mothers,” he said.
He also advised young people to avoid finding themselves in similar situations.
“I want to tell young people, please and please, no matter the life you want to live, let baby mama drama not be part of it because some of us have survived it, but some of you might not be able to survive it.”
The music executive said that if he had the opportunity to make the decision again, he would choose a different path, while stressing that children remain life’s greatest blessing.
“I wish I had taken a different road on it. Children are the best thing that we can ever have in our lives. If you can do anything possible in your life, just have all of them in one place,” he said.
In the caption accompanying the video, Franklin said he was speaking openly about his past to help others make better decisions.
“Learn from my experience. Growth begins with honesty,” he wrote.
Franklin married actress Lilian Esoro on November 1, 2015, but the couple separated a year later. They share a son, Jayden.
In 2017, the talent manager revealed that he battled depression for nine months following the collapse of the marriage.
Aside from Jayden, Franklin has three other children from different relationships.
