A Yoruba Nollywood actress, ‘Toyin Tomato,’ whose real name is Toyin Adegbola, has expressed her views on the rising divorce rates.
During an Instagram Live session, she cautioned women against divorcing their unfaithful partners but stressed the importance of avoiding sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
The actress also stated that in marriage, the husband holds a superior position to the wife.
“No matter how terrible your husband is, don’t ever think of chasing him out or leaving his house because you will have to beg later when your children have an important event. You, as the woman, have suffered in your marriage, and if you leave, no single man will marry you.
“Stay in your husband’s house and just beg him to protect himself. I have a friend who buys packs of condoms for her husband whenever he is visiting Nigeria. When the man arrives, he will call me to let me know what my friend did.”
She further emphasised that women do not enjoy equal rights as men within marriage and called on men to embrace their wives with the same dedication and care they would offer a child or a personal burden.
“Won’t he sleep with another woman? Can a woman come to Nigeria and her husband buys her condoms? We don’t have equal rights and I will continue to say this. Please, men, take us as your cross and see us as your first child. We have also married you and taken you as our first child because despite how wise men are, they are also very foolish.
“Whatever we want you to see is what you will see. Between us women and our children, whatever we want you to know is what you’ll know. So, because of that, I also don’t support having a joint account.”
By Ifedamola Fayomi
