Popular Nigerian music video director, Clarence Peters, has shared that he forgave his father, veteran musician Sir Shina Peters, even before they spoke about their issues.
He said this happened after he came to the realisation that he had repeated the same mistakes his father made in the past.
Clarence made the statement while speaking in a recent episode of the Afropolitan Podcast. He said the realisation came to him in 2014 or 2015, and that moment marked the beginning of his journey into adulthood.
According to him, the only reason his own mistakes were not as damaging as his father’s was because of changes in time and advancements in technology.
In his words, “I made every single mistake my father made. I’m just lucky that time and tech saved me from it being as catastrophic as his own. So, the moment I realised that, I forgave him instantly even before we had a conversation. That would be 2014/15. That was when I became an adult. That was when I began my journey into adulthood. I’m still on the journey. You’re always on the journey.”
Clarence Peters is the son of legendary Afro-Juju musician, Shina Peters, and well-known Nollywood actress, Clarion Chukwura.
He has spoken about his family background and childhood in past interviews. In a previous interview, he shared that his mother once thought of ending her pregnancy when she was carrying him, but later changed her mind.
Clarence said Clarion decided to keep the pregnancy because she believed the child was the reincarnation of her late father, whom she lost when she was just 11 years old.
