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Esma Khan, Diamond Platnumz’s elder sister, has revealed a rare incident when their mother, Mama Dangote, compelled the Bongo Flava sensation to marry a lady named Sofia.
Esma shared how the family persistently urged the musician to find a soulmate, and a woman named Sofia emerged as a potential candidate with their mother adamantly pushing Diamond to take Sofia as his wife.
Esma, a cosmetic entrepreneur who recently got married for the third time, disclosed that they attempted to ‘force’ Diamond into marrying Sofia but their efforts were unsuccessful.
“There was a lady called Sofia; an advance party was dispatched to her home to go pay dowry. What remained was for the day when we were supposed to go and officially introduce ourselves to her family.
Diamond and his groomsmen even got themselves matching outfits imported from Turkey.
Everything was set; Diamond was hyped about the whole thing. The lady had visited our home for her introduction, but when the day first approached, Diamond had a change of heart.
He called the lady and told her he had thought about it and was calling off the whole plan because he felt he wasn’t ready just yet,” Esma explained.
Diamond’s change of heart surprised everyone, especially his mother, who made last-minute attempts to compel her son to proceed with the plan.
“Mother couldn’t take it; she tried forcing him and even at some point threatened him with a curse—you know how parents can be sometimes—but still it couldn’t work,” Esma added.
Noticing how upset their mother was, Diamond had a candid conversation with her and explained he could not get married just to please her.
“He told mum, even if he goes ahead and makes her happy by marrying (Sofia), would she be happy to see the relationship stumble and be short-lived because one party (him) isn’t fully committed to the marriage?” Esma recounts.
According to Esma, there was still hope that Diamond would eventually marry, as desired by the majority of their family members. Nonetheless, the family is uncertain about how much longer they’ll have to wait.
“We have spoken to him a lot over the matter. However, for every step, only God approves when the time is right. We might force him to marry and yet his time isn’t ready. In the past, we tried forcing him to marry but then realized his timing wasn’t right,” Esma revealed.
The Tanzanian is well-known for his relationships with famous celebs like Zari Hassan, Hamisa Mobetto, and Tanasha Donna with whom he all had children with.
While those relationships were serious, Chibu as he is affectionately known, never walked any of those ladies down the aisle.