Nigerian Writer and Feminist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has said paying of bride price should be scrapped.
The multiple award winning author said this during a pep talk in Lagos with some of her fans on Saturday evening, titled: “An Evening with Chimamanda”
“When I got married, I felt very conflicted about the payment of bride price. And my father, a very lovely man said he didn’t want any money because we were not selling anybody. Instead he asked for something symbolic.
And so he asked for 1 Kobo because of it’s symbolism. I think bride price should be scrapped from our culture,” she said.
Watch the clip below:
Tessyama“I think we should get rid of the whole idea of money in marriage, it ruins things. We are not selling anybody”. Chimamanda Adichie
Thoughts?
I’m sorry but I disagree. So I guess in the western world the women should not cater for the wedding and vice versa. In every marriage there is a process. Bride price is not the reason why marriages dont work. Other fundamental issues are the reason for failed marriages.
Supported. We are not selling anybody. Period.
Supported cos we are not selling anybody as you said.
#nobrideprice