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Ekpe Akpove, a 34-year-old farmer from Delta State, tells TOLUWALOPE KAREEM why he took the bold step to marry two women on the same day against all oddsMy name is Ekpe Akpove. I hail from Igbide, in the Isoko South Local Government of Delta State.I am a farmer. I am into fish farming.I met my first wife in 2008 and I met the second one in 2010 and ever since I have been dating them. I love them both equally and that is why I have decided to get married to them.
No, it is not a trend; in fact, I am the first in my family to do that. My father married one wife and my elder brothers also have one wife each.No, it is not a tradition. It is a choice.As a Christian, doesn’t your religion condemn marrying more than one wife? I will ask you a question: How many wives did Jacob have? He had two wives. Even Solomon, the wisest king in the Bible, had many wives. I have never seen anywhere in the Bible where it is written that it is a sin to have more than one wife. As long as you can take care of the children and the wives, that is what God wants. I am happy with my family.Copyright PUNCH.
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