There was so much excitement in
the air as the news of marriage of Rose Mensah/Kyeiwaa made waves on varies
airwaves and network. The excitement
came to an abrupt end when news emerged that the man was already married.
This sparked a comment from
Kyeiwaa to the effect that she preferred to get married to a cripple than a
married man. Many Ghanaians as the
situation demands joined in showering various comments, Kyeiwaa then further
proceed and thanked her fans for the support and concern shown.
The man lied hence had no
credibility and can’t be trusted. Nullifying the marriage was a step in the
right direction. Had the man been honest on being married at the onset and
Kyeiwaa had agreed to the marriage, what would have been the response of many
among us?
I guess it would have been vile
and bitter and it would have been a clear case of polygamy. Many people detest
polygamy more especially females. This loathe of polygamy might have partly
contributed to Kyeiwaa’s cripple man marriage comment.
Ghana religiously is blessed.
Aside the option of practicing a faith of your choice, the nation has three
main religions, traditional religion, Christianity and Islam. Traditional
religion and Islam accept polygamy.
We have in our midst some of our
traditional elders and chiefs having multiple wives and the Muslim community
isn’t an exception. And do so with alacrity justifying that stand with Quran
verse 3 of chapter 4. A verse so easy to
misquote for mockery purposes by cynics by ignoring the conditions attached.
The situation of polygamy is
quite the opposite with Christianity; one man one machete is the belief. As to
if there is a single clear, explicit, unambiguous verse in it religious book of
authority that states boldly marry one, am yet to be educated on that.
Conversely, it divine men of
authority – Abraham, David, Solomon, Moses – had more than one. The master
teacher himself Jesus left this world a young man, age 33 and can’t be used for
nuptial illustration, however in his teachings did he condemn polygamy?
Empathizing with women folk it is
understandable to be shattered at another woman getting married to your man. But there is a dilemma which many either
consciously or unconsciously are failing to acknowledge. Girls population in
Ghana and globally is far more than boys.
Using the current Ghana statistics,
although not possible, if every man and every woman in Ghana is to be married, minimum,
it would be one man marrying four women.
The situation is compounded when
prison daily is being filled with men. More men are dying from war and other
hazardous undertakings. The recent rise in population of our over-civilized
brethren the gay community leaves less men in the society for women to grab.
The bottom line is more and more
women are left out of the marriage equation. That is the truth of the reality,
you either face it or burry thy head in the sand as the proverbial ostrich.
Men by nature are polygamous and
every woman in a relationship either knows or feels the polygamous instinct of
men, hence they guard their men jealously from other predators.
To close this piece the only one
question bothering my mind is how can we resolve the problem of surplus women?
I propose polygamy, with this our sisters, aunties, cousins; nieces are secured
in the safety net of marriage.
The opposite monogamy leaves us
with more single mothers, more married men going behind their wives, and
variety of bastards on our street. Or propose to me a better idea that solves
the problem of surplus women.
On a polygamous note am parking
my fan fair and scampering out of here before the women go wild and chase me
with a stick.
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