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| Nigerian rapper, Olamide, son and Baby mama |
According to the Holy Bible, whosoever finds a wife finds a good thing. Marriage is a thing of joy. Marriage is an institution of elevation. The success of a man isn't complete without marriage in an African setting. This is a strong belief which forms part of the values and belief system of the African society.
Nigerian celebrities today are acting in aberration to these
Africa's foundational values. In developed societies like United States of
America and the United Kingdom, a lot of youths and teenagers freely have sex
in a reckless manner thereby causing an influx of unwanted babies. Liverpool's winger,
Raheem Sterling is a vivid example. He reportedly scored an off-field hat-trick
at the age of 17, impregnating three different ladies with a close period. What
about American rapper, Lil wayne with different baby mamas?
The syndrome has spread to Nigeria. Nigeria is a country
where followership in the areas of odd things is very contagious. If the weird
decision of one man called Suleiman Hashimu to trek from Lagos to Abuja for
President Muhammadu Buhari could be imitated by over 17 other Nigerians, then
there is a problem.
Several male Nigerian celebrities might not have condemned
marriage verbally or in writing but in act, they have showed that marriage is
like a prison they are not ready to be locked in. Everyone of them of them
wants to enjoy the unlimited pleasure of promiscuity. They love the night life,
sleeping with random girls in the club houses, being in controversial positions with
ladies in music videos and using demeaning lyrics to qualify them.
It took the Nigerian music legend Innocent Tuface Idibia
almost 8 children from three different women to settle down with his current wife
called Annie Idibia. Marriage is not a taboo,marriage shouldn't be treated with
apathy. Marriage should be joyfully embraced as long as you have the financial
resources to run it as well as the mental readiness to be a responsible man. Men in
the developed countries might be scared of legalizing their union with their
lovers due to the huge alimony the woman is entitled to from the man's entire
wealth. Many gold-digging women have used this avenue of marriage to rip
wealthy men of their sweats.
Since the principles of alimony in Nigeria are not that
strict compared with how it is practiced abroad, what can we trace the apathy
of Nigerian celebrities to marriage to?
Below are some Nigerian celebrities who have children out of
wedlock and still retain their single status:
Davido: This is the latest father, who is buzzing over his first child but
nursing zero plans for marriage.
Wizkid: He initially denied impregnating a lady but today he has claimed
ownership of the child while he freely sleeps with other hot ladies.
Flavour: The artiste has a soft spot for beauty queens. One has a baby for him
while the other is heavily pregnant.
Others are Iceprince, Obafemi Martins, Ik Ogbonna,
Kayswitch, Olamide, Timaya, Seun Kuti, MayD, 9ice, TerryG, Oritsefemi,
Reminisce, BBA Tayo Faniran etc.
These celebrities have a long list of fans looking up to them
and they unconsciously imbibe the values they portray. I hope the ''baby mama
syndrome'' doesn't become as contagious as the era of political trekking.
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