Onyeka Nwelue, a Nigerian filmmaker
and author has spoken against the
tradition of bride price payment.
The filmmaker took to his social media
page to liken the tradition to ‘ foolery,
slavery and some kind of wantonness’.
He noted that a woman is not a goat that
could be purchased in the market and as
such should not be paid for.
He wrote: “
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You go to a market, pick a goat, bargain
and pay. Then go home with the goat. To
be slaughtered. Or tethered to a tree to
get pregnant and produce more goats.
Why can’t we live in a culture where
marriages will be a little different from
this? Where a woman can decide to either
stay in her father’s house or build her
own house while she is still married to
someone? Or decide that she won’t
change her surname to that of her
husband? I think this is foolery, slavery
and some kind of wantonness.
A woman is not a goat. Don’t pay to
marry her. Don’t let her change her
surname. Don’t you ever let her move into
your father’s house. Go build yours with
the money you both contributed. That’s
where equality starts.”
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