Last Sunday, churches across Nigeria celebrated Father’s Day with special prayers, presentations, and tributes to men who bear the responsibility of fatherhood. In some of the churches, including mine, fathers were saddled with the responsibility of officiating during services to make them feel loved and appreciated. They preached, took Bible readings, served as ushers and even became emergency choristers, singing with their baritone voices. In some cases, they even took part in games such as tying headgears or carrying babies on their backs.
Political leaders joined in the celebrations, issuing goodwill messages that praised fathers as pillars of families, role models, providers, mentors, and builders of society. Expectedly, social media platforms were also awash with colourful messages, photographs, and expressions of appreciation. Offline and online, fathers were showered with glowing descriptions and flowery words.
It is heartwarming that society still recognises the importance of fathers. Yet, amid the celebrations and
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