Veteran Nigerian Comedian Atunyota Akpobome, popularly known as Alibaba, has stated that polygamy helps maintain balance in relationships.
The 60-year-old while speaking with media personality Nedu Wazobia also noted that some women behave better when they know their husbands have other wives.
He said, “Some people feel if it’s only one wife, you may not be able to control the wife. But if the wife knows that you have more than one, she will calm down because she knows that if she misbehaves, another person is available.”
Alibaba, who welcomed a set of triplet about a year ago said that some women go as far as encouraging their husbands to take more wives to prevent them from keeping mistresses.
READ ALSO: PHOTOS: How Top Nollywood Stars Turned Up For Daniel Etim-Effiong’ Herd Movie Premiere
“So there are different reasons for polygamy. I actually know of a woman in Ibadan who encouraged her husband to be a polygamist. Most of them back then marry a young girl and gift her to the husband because they don’t want the man to have concubines,” he added.
He continued saying that polygamy served as a form of family support, highlighting how the brother of a man takes care of his wife and children, when he dies.
“You have families where when the brother that married the woman dies, and she has just two children, they call all the brothers and say which of you can take over this girl and take care of her. If the man already had a wife, that’s the cause of polygamy,” he explained.
Alibaba is regarded as one of Nigeria’s pioneering stand-up comedians and has been active in the industry for over three decades
