Popular journalist, Wale Adedayo, has sparked reactions after his Facebook post on his birthday on Saturday was interpreted as a suicidal message.
The journalist, who later turned politician, marked his marked his 60th birthday on Saturday took to his Facebook page to celebrate his birthday.
Adedayo wrote, “Peace, at last! Ready to join the ancestors now. Others can take over from here as we have done our bit to the best of the abilities and available resources provided by Olodumare!”
The message immediately generated several reactions as many felt the caption was sending a serious message to his followers. According to the journalist, several people reached out to him because they thought he had suicidal thoughts and was about to end his life.
To clear the air, he made a follow-up to reveal that all his well and okay with him, dismissing fears of suicidal thoughts.
He wrote, “Sincere thanks to friends, who got in touch and also wrote on my Facebook wall yesterday. To some, what I wrote was like a suicide note. O ti o! To others, Babalawo has given up. Not at all!
“Yesterday was the final day of my 60th birthday celebrations. And, my note was an affirmation to my Eleda that I’ll NEVER betray my life’s journey – prepare more for the other side by doing everything possible to make my immediate society better than I met it.”
Mr. Adedayo clarified that he had no intention of taking his own life; rather, his letter was a reflection of his spiritual beliefs and long-held opinions about mortality.
He further claimed that his viewpoint was influenced by the knowledge that life is unpredictable and that people must live with the awareness of death, citing Yoruba proverbs and Islamic teachings.
“In one Hadith that has been with me since my IRK days at Gaskiyah College II (now, Cardoso High School), Badia, Ijora, Lagos, the Prophet said, ‘When you wake up in the morning, do not assume you’ll see the evening, and when you sleep at night, do not assume you’ll see the morning’,” he wrote.
Wale Adedayo past controversy
ENigeria Newspaper recall that, three years ago, Mr. Adedayo also made news when he was controversially ousted from office after he accused Governor Dapo Abiodun of misusing the state’s 20 LGAs’ statutory federal funds.
However, Wale Adedayo’s dismissal as the chairman of the state’s Ijebu East Local Government Area was overturned in December 2025 by the Ogun State High Court in Ijebu Ode.
