Elsie Uzoma, ex-wife of popular comedian Bright Okpocha (aka Basketmouth), has urged Nigerians to stop pressuring women to marry.
The mother of two, whose marriage to Basketmouth recently ended, shared a video on Instagram about her belief that women are shamed if they don’t get married by a certain age.
It should be noted that if a woman is single or unmarried, it is probably because she is taking time or she has not found the right person yet.
She argued that marriage requires a lot of effort and that those who are forced to marry unprepared may eventually drop out of the union.
In her words, “I feel like it’s only in this part of the world that people make a big fuss about a woman not being married at a certain age.” You hear questions like, “Aunty, why are you not married?” Is she going to marry herself? Some even go so far as to ask, “Se you no go go born one? We need to understand that when a woman isn’t married, it is because she is taking time or hasn’t found the right one.”
Just a few days ago, comedian Basketmouth announced the end of his marriage to his lovely wife Elsie. On Thursday, December 22nd, the father of four children made the announcement via his verified Instagram page, pledging to take care of his children peacefully with his wife.