Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Wednesday sought the permission of his wife,Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu to marry another wife.
Akeredolu jokingly stated this while addressing participants during the 2nd summit of Forum for wives of Ondo state officials ( FOWOSO) in Akure, the Ondo state capital.
Akeredolu was reacting to a comment credited to a Ghanian Counselor Lutterodt that adviced rich men to marry more than one wife because a lot of ladies are single and might be getting desperate.
Lutterodt also stated that since such men have the financial capability, they should marry more than one wife to assist the female species.
Akeredolu also jokingly sought the permission of his wife to marry another wife so that the new wife would be taking care of her.
The governor however stressed the need for men to take care of the needs of women and give them respect.
On her part The wife of Ondo State Governor, Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu said part of the nation’s challenges is the denial of womenfolk equal right to socio-economic privileges.
She said 102 women die as a result of childbirth, while 2,123 children’s dream to celebrate their 5th birthday is crushed by death.
She noted that these challenges are largely a result of high level cultural norms and practices against women leading to their inability to make decisions in the society.
Mrs Anyanwu Akeredolu said tackling these challenges gave birth to FOWOSO in 2017.
She said FOWOSO has thrived to empower women in all the eighteen local government areas of the state
Source:Roving Reporters
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