‘Veteran actress and singer, Onyeka Onwenu, has opened up about her marriage, her children and career.
The Singer who just clocked 70, in an interview with Kikelomo Atanda on her show ‘Real Talk with Kike’ revealed what she passed through in her marriage, stating that her husband never paid for their children’s school fees from kindergarten up to master’s level, he left all the responsibilities for her.
According to her, she never wanted her marriage to end but the marriage would have killed her if she stayed back.
She expressed that at that time it was not good for the children to live in that kind of environment where the mother is depressed, and carrying the whole weight of the family.
She urged Nigerian men not to be irresponsible as those who have or intend to have children should take care of them or they will have to answer to God.
According to her: “I really didn’t want my marriage to end, but I couldn’t take it anymore. It could have killed me, I always say and that’s the truth.”
“It was not good for the children to live in that kind of environment where the mother is depressed. I raised my children from kindergarten to Master’s Degree.”
“My husband did not pay school fees for one day. Didn’t buy clothes, didn’t pay for holidays, didn’t give me housekeeping money. Hard to believe huh? But he was kind, nice, and a generous man. He was generous occasionally, he would do something for you that would make you go, ‘Wow’.”
“But basically, there was control, if you didn’t do things the way he wanted, well, I’m not going to help you, I’m not going to your money.”
“And I would like to say this to Nigerians, any man who has children, has a family, and decides not to take care of them, you will have to answer to God. That means, irresponsible, wicked, even to your own children. Forget about the wife.”
“I decided to write about it because women, we keep quiet for too long, we take so much.”