Etim Effiong said a woman’s money is largely for herself, while a man’s money is for his entire family
By Kehinde Okeowo
Popular Nollywood actor and movie director, Daniel Etim Effiong has justified why his female colleagues don’t publicly beg for financial assistance like their male counterparts.
The thespian spoke about this recently while featuring as a guest on the Bahd And Boujee Podcast co-hosted by actress, Moet Abebe and reality star, Tolanibaj.
According to him, Nigerian society is designed in a way that “men are quick to rise to women’s needs” but when a man has problems, he is expected to solve them singlehandedly.
He went on to say people only help a man after he had reached his limits and resolved to seek public assistance.
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The film director added that a woman’s money is largely for herself, but a man’s money is for his entire family.
The co-host, Moet had asked: “Why is it mostly male actors that come online to ask for crowdfunding?”
Replying, Etim Effiong said: “Traditionally, in the society that we all exist in, women have been largely men’s responsibility. So whenever there is a problem with the woman, men are quick to rise up to the occasion and meet that need or solve that problem.
“Whatever culture you come from in Nigeria, it would be a taboo to the men when the women in that culture have a problem and the men are not solving it. So, if you flip that, the converse of that is when the men have issues, the men need to solve the issues. Women are not going to rise up to solve the issues for men largely. Men have to sort themselves out. And when a man reaches a point where he cannot solve his problems, he is not going to go to a woman, he is going to go to the world and be like, ‘Guys, I’ve reached my limit. I cannot help myself, come help me.’”