Veteran Nollywood actress, Joke Silva-Jacobs, has revealed she was
actually adopted as a child. According to her, she was adopted decades
ago from a foster home run by the Red Cross in Lagos.
She revealed this yesterday in Lagos at the first Annual Conference of
Heritage Adoption Support and Advocacy Group (HASAAG). Speaking to the
crowd, Joke said;
“Everybody would be calling me whenever my adopted mum (Dr. Silva) came
with cakes and a lot of things during her visit. I went to YWCA Nursery,
which was not too far from the Silva’s home in Yaba. I also have
memories of moving in with them when they moved to Glover Road in Ikoyi.
“I remember reading newspapers to my Dad in our sitting room and
pronouncing Brig-General Aguyi Ironsi, the then Nigeria Head Of State,
Agolo Iresi! My father could not stop laughing at my hilarious
interpretation of the newspaper.
“Also I remember making them proud, when performing at St. Saviour
School. My parents would be standing and were congratulated by other
parent too for my acting skills. My parents were so excited that this
child was incredibly talented.
“I have memories of going to Holy Child College Lagos because my parents
insisted on me going to Holy Child because that is where Julie Coker,
Pearce Olusola and Ibidun Allison went and they believed with all my
performing talent skills, that is the kind of school I should go to too.
“I remembered going out with my cousin and we met a big cousin She
introduced me as ‘my cousin’s daughter and this is Dr Silva’s daughter.’
Then, the older cousin was like, ‘Dr. Silva ke? Se Doctor Silva bimo
ni? (meaning does Dr. Silva have a child?) . Did Dr Silva ever has a
child?’
“I was so confused and when I got home I told my mum, ‘I met this lady
that says you never had a child.’ My mum froze and she said, ‘don’t mind
them, they are used to rubbish talk.’
“But I got to know years later when I wanted to travel and was looking
for my passport where my mum kept it. Since she was not around, I opened
the box in her absence and I saw my adoption papers. I never discussed
it with my mum because I felt it was something that would hurt her, that
was why, it was kept secret from me.”
“Even in their wills, I was well protected. My Daddy being a lawyer said
in his will that all his children, both adopted and biological, should
be treated equally. I was not stressed in anyway. We were all well taken
care of till my mum died at the age of 89. At 56, I still miss her but I
know she has definitely gone back to her father.
“On her sick bed I always sang her favourite tunes, she would be
imputing the melodious tunes and she died singing to her Lord. She had
prepared her family before my coming into her life because I had an
incredible big Silva family.
“I have a very big family I am the first daughter, I carried the
responsibility of a first daughter. Everybody in my family cannot take
any decision until sister Joke has come. I can’t call my parents adopted
parents. They are my parents”
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