The well-known actress Ekene Umenwa’s husband, Ifeanyi Ogbodo Kalu, responded to the criticism his wife faced for kneeling and giving gospel artist Moses Bliss a hug during their wedding.
The gospel singer, who is well-known for his classic song “Too Faithful,” surprised the newlyweds with a performance during their weekend-long nuptials.
After a quick video clip of this incident was posted online, people began to criticise Ekene’s actions.
He begged his detractors to quit dragging his wife and to stop talking in the video description.
“When God is involved everything becomes rosy.. @ekene_umenwa God bless you @deacon_famous , @mosesbliss thank you for surprising my wife. God bless you. Please all of you should close your mouth @instablog9ja,” he wrote.
In response, Ekene wrote, “My king 👑 the crown over my head ❤️ God is involved may only the name of Jesus be praised amen 🙏 thank you my bestie @deacon_famous thank you my bro @mosesbliss I will forever be grateful you made my wedding more colorful ❤️”
In Another News,Please Forgive Me, You All Misunderstood Me – #BBNaija Winner Phyna Takes Back Her Word On Nigerian Women And Abortions (Read Her Statement)
Josephine Otabor, popularly known as Phyna, was the winner of Big Brother Naija’s “Level-Up,” however she has since taken back her prior assertion that no woman has never had an abortion.
A few months ago, in an interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo, she made this contentious assertion.
Numerous social media users, particularly female users, took offence at her statement, criticising her for assuming that all women have aborted their pregnancies.
Still, she first stuck to her guns, even going so far as to say that women who use contraception are just like women who have had abortions and that only virgins are pure.
She had to release an official statement on Friday, November 3, in response to additional criticism on social media as a result of these remarks.
She made it clear in the remark that she wasn’t trying to generalise and that she had been misinterpreted. She underlined that she would never support abortion and that she is currently collaborating with non-governmental organisations to increase public awareness of the issue.
It’s important to remember that Phyna acknowledged ending two pregnancies at the ages of 19 and 24 while she was a resident of the BBNaija home.
She says in her statement,
“Good day to all and sundry,
I am Josephina Otabor pka Phyna and I write this statement to address the issues concerning an interview I did months ago where I talked about a very sensitive topic and I inaccurately suggested
“all” women have engaged in it.
Firstly, I will like to address the fact that in as much as I was misunderstood, I didn’t mean to project it on every female gender. I will never encourage abortion especially not in this part of the world, where it can pose a great threat to the life of the person with the illegal and unhealthy procedures that surround it. I admit that I was being too expressive in the heat of the interview hence my assertions.
I will reiterate that abortion is not a thing I stand for and I should not be seen in that light and I admit to all mistakes made.
In addition, l’m currently working with gender-based organisations and NGOs to provide sensitization, education about abortion and other societal issues prone to the girl child.
I want to use this medium to thank my fans, friends and family for their constant love and support, I do not intend to let you down.
