Kunle Afolayan Celebrates Daughter Eyiyemi on 20th Birthday, Shares Pics: "Beauty & Brain"

• Filmmaker Kunle Afolayan showered his first daughter with touching prayers as she celebrated her 20th
• The movie director shared some father-daughter photos while expressing his deepest wishes for her
• Many netizens admired the father-daughter bond, with many praising Eyiyemi’s striking resemblance to him

Ace Nigerian filmmaker Kunle Afolayan is in a proud dad moment as his daughter, Eyiyemi, enters a new chapter of life.

The movie director took to Instagram on Thursday, September 11, to pen down heartfelt words as she officially joined the 20s club.

Sharing warm photos with his daughter, Afolayan poured out prayers every parent would relate to.

In Yoruba, he prayed that he would never weep over her, that her journey through life would be prosperous, and that wisdom and understanding would guide her.

He wrote:

“Omo mi Eyiyemi! Mo gbaa ladura pe, mi o ni fi oju sunkun e, waa dagba, waa s’orire. Eledumare a fun e ni ogbon ati oye.

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Also celebrating Eyiyemi, movie star Bimbo Ademoye wrote in part:

"I was going to mute these videos and add a very nice song. But no! Let the world see what you always put me to 😂😅. My yeye dance teacher. Happy 20th to my twin. My baby girl . I love you my yemyem. I see how hard you strive to become a better version of yourself everyday and I'm so proud of you."

Kunle Afolayan's old video

Legit.ng recalled that an old video of Kunle Afolayan became a topic on social media recently.

The video, which was from 2016, captured Afolayan sharing ideas with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg during his first visit to Nigeria.

Afolayan, in the old video, was sharing an application idea on how content creators could monetise their content on Facebook as he shared the challenges Nollywood was facing with Zuckerberg.

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Read Kunle Afolayan's post here:

Fans celebrate Kunle Afolayan's daughter

Legit.ng compiled the reactions of social media users below

@amaradrummer1:

"Happy birthday beautiful. May you fulfill destiny l’ásẹ Èdùmàrè"

@oluwabukola_arugba:

"Happy birthday beautiful Eyiyemi Omo Afolayan wa dagba , wa diru , wa digba lola ati lase OLORUN OBA AMIN"

@afolly_ym:

"Wishing her many more fruitful years ahead in good health and wealth, congratulations Eyiyemi!!"

@divadeefabrics:

"Waooo..she looks so much like you late father Adelove tiaa Baba rere . Rest in sir"

@fabricsbymoh24:

"Congratulations. She will keep making you proud"

@angelictouchproductions:

"There is nothing like the love of a family "

@omonicement:

"She has a beauty that’s unassuming yet unforgettable,it lingers in the heart. Happy birthday pretty"

@carenbernard7:

"She better gree for me now ,because by December I dey plan to wed also oo,Anyway Happy birthday beauty"

Eyiyemi shows dance moves

In other news via Legit.ng, Eyiyemi, made headlines over a video of her dancing to Kizz Daniel's Twe Twe song.

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Eyiyemi, in the viral clip, was seen singing the hit song word for word.

"Make your papa no see this one o," a netizen warned.

Source: Legit.ng