In a recent interview with Punch, E-
Money and wife, Juliet share their love
story.
Excerpts below:
How did you meet your spouse?
Juliet: I met my husband at a video
shoot by Julius Agwu, in 2003. I was at
the shoot to support Agwu as a long-
time friend of his. Prior to meeting my
husband, I was already friends with his
brother, Kcee.
Was your first impression of him
favourable?
Juliet: He bore a striking resemblance
to Kcee, so I imagined they were twins. I
liked him when we met for the first time
and we started out as friends. We dated
for four years and decided to get
married afterwards. He was very
mature for his age and had a kind
heart. He was very reserved, welcoming
and spoke affectionately about his
family.
E-Money: When we met, I was a young
man who was struggling to make ends
meet and she was equally very young.
She was in her sophomore year at the
university. Because she was my first
girlfriend and the first woman I ever
loved, I remained faithful to her. I was
looking for a God-fearing lady who
wasn’t excessively concerned with
material possessions and who I could
plan a future with. Fortunately, I found
those qualities in her. Even though I
lived in Ajegunle, with my brothers at
that time, she visited me on several
occasions. I remember that on one of
those occasions, she fell into a gutter in
a flooded street.
Why did it take you so long to propose to
her?
E-Money: I was only waiting for the
right time to ask her to marry me but I
knew where the relationship was
headed from the outset. I had met
other ladies in the past, but they all
lacked the qualities I mentioned
earlier.
How did you propose to her?
E-Money: I presented her with a car as
an engagement gift.
Why did you accept his proposal?
Juliet: My family and I were on the
verge of relocating to the United
Kingdom, but I was happy that I was
already in a relationship with him. I felt
it was a good reason to always visit
Nigeria given that I had fallen in love
with him and his personality. On one
occasion, I was cash-strapped and he
willingly parted with the last N1,000 he
had on him. I was completely taken
aback by that act of generosity.
Did you think he would become this
wealthy?
Juliet: When we started dating, my
friends were surprised that I
sidestepped all the rich guys in Lekki,
where I was resident for a man who
lived in Ajegunle but I was not
bothered. I looked forward to getting a
good job upon my graduation from the
university. He didn’t even have enough
money to take us back to Lagos after
our traditional marriage.
E-Money: Kcee was the one who lent me
N20, 000. I used it to pay our fare to
Lagos.
At what point did you begin to experience a
turnaround in your finances?
E-Money: We were on our way to Lagos
when I received a phone call informing
me that I had been awarded a $2m
contract and that is how our lives
changed forever.
Did you face any challenges owing to the
differences in your backgrounds?
Juliet: My parents were already
deceased when we met but other
members of my family blessed our
union.
You do not live in Nigeria…
Juliet: I’m a British citizen and I love
the environment over there. I like the
quality of education which is good for
my children. I tried to settle in Nigeria
but I could not fit in. When I am away,
my husband and I have unhindered
communication. It is so good that we
do not really feel any vacuum.
He visits us every two weeks and he’s
actively involved in the lives of our
children. We are okay this way.
How do you handle disagreements?
E-Money: We don’t invite anybody to
act as a go-between; we manage to
resolve disagreements ourselves. I
won’t say we are saints or angels but
we hardly ever quarrel. I may want to
be by myself whenever we disagree, but
she won’t allow it. We always find a
way to resolve our differences amicably.
Juliet: A lot of people don’t know that
my husband is a closet comedian; he
always finds a way to cheer me up when
we disagree. I owe the success of my
marriage to Kcee; he understands me so
well. Although we hardly invite a third
party to intervene when there are
issues, but I invite Kcee sometimes.
What would you want to change about your
spouse?
E-Money: I don’t want to change
anything about her; I love her just the
way she is.
How do cope with advances from the
opposite sex?
Juliet: We laugh about it and
sometimes, I tease him about his female
admirers. If anyone gets a bit out of
hand, I step in and put them in their
place. We operate an open-door policy.
Do you have access to each other’s social
media accounts?
E-Money: Yes, we do but we don’t have
any reason to go over each other’s
account. She controls our social media
accounts.
Do you both run a joint account?
Juliet: We do and I was the one who
initiated it. My husband doesn’t like to
carry cash so, I control and manage our
finances. I am very involved; I know
who he works for, his clients and other
details of his business.
Can you keep secrets from each other?
Juliet: No, I don’t and if it is something
that would affect him, I make sure I go
about it in a diplomatic manner.
E-Money: I don’t keep secrets from her
because I don’t have any reason to do
so.
Describe your marriage?
Juliet: Our marriage is built on the fear
of God and founded on love. We are
friends to ourselves, children and staff.
He has a heart of gold even though
some people like to take advantage of
him. There is nothing I have asked for
that he has not provided. Sometimes, he
makes things available even before I
ask.
E-Money: Juliet is God’s gift to me.
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