The former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has come under criticism over his remark regarding marriage practices in Northern Nigeria.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Fayose during a recent interview with Channels claimed that the practice of poor men marrying many wives and children, an experience he witnessed in the North, is a problem to Nigeria’s growth.
According to the ex governor, President Bola Tinubu’s inability to address economic hardship was due to “indiscriminate” childbearing and marriage in the North.
Reacting, Ovation publisher and People Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Dele Momodu via his X handle on Tuesday, berated Fayose over his remark, emphasizing on the urgent need to reset the country as we can no longer afford the blame game at this critical time.
He said, “My dear Brother AYO FAYOSE, I have just two questions Sir: who is more destructive to the nation, the poor man with plenty wives and children or the politician with one wife and many high maintenance girlfriends, who waste public resources on extravagant lifestyles including private jets? Who is more productive, the politician who steals the sweats and resources of the citizens or the poor man who sends his many poor wives and childten to the farmlands to grow crops for everyone of us!!!
“Your Excellency, my dear Brother, please, let’s all accept that we’ve failed this country and we need urgent reset. We cannot afford the blame games at this perilous time… May God forgive our transgressions… Warmest regards always…”