Nigerian Ladies Divided Over Pastor Adeboye’s Advice On Marriage.

Pastor Adeboye had on Tuesday, August 2, given the youths words of advice on choosing the right kind of wife to marry, urging single men not to marry women who cannot cook, that are lazy and cannot pray for at least one hour.

It was like a battle between light and darkness. Reports about activities at the week-long 64th National Convention of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) and reactions to an advice given by the General Overseer of the church to the youths in his congregation last week, were competing for space and attention in the social media.

Pastor Adeboye had on Tuesday, August 2, given the youths words of advice on choosing the right kind of wife to marry, urging single men not to marry women who cannot cook, that are lazy and cannot pray for at least one hour.

 According to the man fondly referred to as ‘Daddy G.O’, marriage is best contracted between two God-fearing people, especially if the woman is a prayer warrior.

His words: “Don’t ever marry outside RCCG. The reason is that if you are both from the same church even when trouble comes; it is easier for the pastors to handle it. Don’t marry a girl simply because she can sing. 

In the choir there are some people that can sing but they are fallen angels. Marry a prayer warrior. If a girl cannot pray for one hour, don’t marry her. Don’t marry a girl who is lazy. Don’t marry a girl who cannot cook, she needs to know how to do chores and cook because you cannot afford to be eating out all the time. 

Don’t marry a girl who is worldly. If you do, you have carried what you’ll worship for the rest of your life.”

The head pastor of one of the biggest Christian congregations in the world also advised women not to marry men who do not have jobs. He said: “Don’t marry a man who has no job. 

Before God gave Adam, Eve, he gave him a job. He said this is the garden, keep it. So those who come to you and say sister, thus saith the Lord, you are going to be the star in my firmament, ask him what is his job. 

If he tells you he is a contractor, ask him to show you evidence of all the contracts he has done because the contract he is talking about is you. He wants to live off you. Don’t be a fool. If he hasn’t got a steady income, don’t marry him.”

Since the revered clergy gave the advice, reactions have been raging on social media about the suitability of cooking and ability to pray for at least one-hour-non-stop as prerequisites for marriage. Some Nigerians believe that the pastor’s message will reduce their chances of getting a spouse, while some others went overboard to attack the man of God.

Saturday Sun however, took the argument outside the social media domain to ask Nigerian women their views on the trending issue. Their reactions are as diverse as their colours and heights.