Nigeria, Oct. 19 -- Fatai Okoya, son of Nigerian billionaire industrialist Razaq Okoya, has opened up on what he believes caused the decades-long rift between them.

He spoke on TikTok Live with YeyeKudi Courtroom on Sunday, after publicly asking his father for forgiveness and a chance to reconcile.

In the video posted on YeyeKudi Courtroom's page on Monday, Fatai said his father's rejection had been a painful experience. He also said he was Mr Okoya's first child.

Speaking about the circumstances he believes contributed to their troubled relationship, he said: "My daddy held on to one thing: he did not want me to marry the first woman I married, but I did not listen to him. I went ahead and married her. I was young, had spent a long ti...