In a new interview with Encomium magazine, afrobeat singer, songwriter
and saxophonist Seun Kuti, who has said many times that he doesn't
believe in marriage, said one of the reasons marriages no longer last in
Nigeria is because women are no longer submissive. Read below &
tell us if you agree
"I don't believe in marriage. The truth is, the marriage institution in
Nigeria has collapsed. Nobody is getting married for long anymore. On
the average, it's within a year. Although they still marry, they
separate. The thing responsible for it is that people get married for
the wrong reasons. As a matter of fact, the institution of marriage is
fading away in the traditional sense of marriage - for love; for better
or worse; and all sort. It's fading because women are no longer
submissive.
For you to live together with someone for life, someone must be
submissive. That is easier when women are not working, and they depend
on their husband. But now, its becoming difficult because they are
working; making more money even more than the men. The situation is
terrible. Even if you as a man is not looking outside, your wife will
look.
I've made a decision and my partner already agreed. In fact there was a
wedding we went attended in Ibadan, the couple broke up at the
reception. Because of picture, the bride's father wanted to take first,
the groom's father said No and they started quarreling. The couple broke
up at the reception. How about that?
About my father marrying 27 wives, if you look deep, you will discover
that in 1986 my father divorced all his wives. People seem to forget
this fact. It also goes to buttress my point that says marriage is
becoming a fading institution. Fela was the epitome of marriage. First,
he married one woman, then he married 26 at once. He has experienced
both, and later he came out to say marriage is bad. What about that?" He
said
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