Popular Nollywood actress and model, Rita Edochie has revealed that her late father- in – law, Chief Ejimofor Edochie during his lifetime warned his family against polygamy.
The mother of Four disclosed this in a recent Instagram post adding that despite his warning polygamy started in his family from his grand child, Yul Edochie.
Rita Edochie also made a promise to her late father- in – law that she will do everything within her capacity to bring an end to polygamy in his family.
In her words;
“A WORD OF ADVICE FROM MY LATE FATHER INLAW MAZI EJIMOFOR ODOGWU SYLVESTER EDOCHIE”.
“A FATHER INLAW LIKE NEVER CALLED ME AND SAID RITA, SIR, I DON’T LIKE THIS IDEA OF HAVING MATURE GIRLS AS HOUSE HELPS BECAUSE HE DOES NOT WANT ANYTHING POLYGAMY IN HIS HOME”.
“HE TOLD ME THIS BECAUSE I WAS ALWAYS HAVING “MATURE GIRLS” AS MY “HOUSE HELPS”.
I SAID TO HIM PAPA I KNOW MY HUSBAND AND THAT IS THE REASON I CAN AFFORD TO DO THAT AND HIS ANSWER WAS TOH IN HAUSA LANGUAGE I SAID THIS BECAUSE AKWALA AMARO IFE MEANING PENIS NO GET SENSE AND I QUICKLY REPLIED HIM, MY HUSBAND DOES NOT HAVE TIME FOR WOMEN OUTSIDE NOT TO TALK OF HOUSE MAIDS SO I KNOW MY HUSBAND PAPA”.
“WE ENDED THE MATTER AND SO IT REMAINS TILL DATE LITTLE DID WE KNOW THAT THE POLYGAMY THING WILL COME FROM HIS GRAND CHILD “.
“BUT PAPA I PROMISE YOU, WHERE EVER YOU ARE IT STILL STANDS AS YOU STATED IT “.
“TRUST ME WE ARE NOT SLEEPING”.