Popular Nigerian Billionaire and father of 19 children, Prince Ned Nwoko, has said that marrying many wives helps to stop prostitution.
The husband of Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels and three other women said men in the southern part of Nigeria contribute to prostitution because they keep only one wife.
Prince Ned Nwoko revealed during an interview with Guardian Nigeria on Saturday, Dec 3, that marrying more than one wife can help cut down on the rate of prostitution in society.
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He said, “Many women are out there on their own without husbands, especially in the southern part of the country, and there is a high level of prostitution.
What some of our girls do to make ends meet is regrettable, and if our men emulate their northern counterparts by having more than one wife, that could probably change the situation.”
Men in Southern Nigeria Promoting Prostitution
He lamented men in Southern Nigeria claim to have only one but keep several girlfriends out there, foot their bills and take care of them even more than their wives back home.
“The average southern man has only one wife, but many girlfriends also, and he is spending his money on the girlfriends; sometimes even more than on his wife.
The man, who has three wives, for instance, concentrates on them and his children; every money he makes is spent on the family and he is more likely not to have any girlfriends or concubines. The money those with several girlfriends spend on them is a gift, not an investment in the family,” he said.
The politician seeking a senatorial seat in Delta North said he and the Ooni of Ife were serving Nigeria by marrying many women.
He said, “My grandfather and the Ooni’s grandfather and the then Olowo of Owo took many photographs together. So, the Ooni and I have that kind of common background, because our grandfathers were kings and served Nigeria in that capacity. And we are now also serving Nigeria by having many wives (laughter).”
Be Like Your Grandfather
He advised men to be strong and take a cue from their grandfathers while clamouring for the relaxation of laws preventing marriage to more than one woman.
He said, “All you can now do is, if there is any law that stops you from marrying wives, it should be relaxed so that you can behave like your grandfathers and great-grandfathers who were very strong men before the advent of the whites, who came and told you it should be one man, one wife.”
While addressing the rising menace of single parents, Ned Nwoko said, “It’s because of men who leave them and do not take care of them. If most of us in the south marry four wives, there will almost not be any prostitution business anymore, because they will be at home as wives.”
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Regina Daniels Receives N10m Alert From Billionaire Husband for Campaigning for Him
Meanwhile, Regina Daniels became richer by N10m after her husband credited her account.
The actress revealed that she received the alert as she was busy campaigning from ward to ward for her husband.
The 22-year-old shared a screenshot of the alert and thanked her husband for the show of love.
