Veteran Nigerian actor Jim Iyke has come out to state that a single mother cannot properly raise a male child.
He argued that a woman needs the assistance of a male figure to raise a man properly.
Iyke claimed this during a recent interview with Okay 101.7 FM, Accra, Ghana.
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“A woman can’t raise a man. You can’t, you’re not built for it. A single mother cannot raise a man properly. You need a male influence – go get your brother that’s doing well or your father or even any man that you trust. There has to be a male presence in it [raising a boy child].
“Because women are naturally built to nurture, to love. And then what you’re going to raise is a very weak man? He is going to be everything like the men that left you. You need somebody that would discipline him, tell him ‘No’ as often times as possible, and put him in the grind,” he stated.
Before Jim Iyke’s recent statement, Nigerian media personality Toke Makinwa mentioned that she is entering motherhood at the age of 40. The revelation has sparked mixed reactions from netizens, including popular social media influencer and commentator Solomon Buchi, who criticized her for choosing to welcome a child “out of wedlock”.
Read what he shared below:
Child Out of Wedlock: Buchi Slams Toke Makinwa’s Pregnancy Announcement, Fans React
