May Edochie, while reacting to her husband’s public apology for marrying Judy Austin, reiterated that she will not be “cajoled into accepting polygamy.”
By Kehinde Okeowo
May Edochie, first wife of the Nollywood actor and movie producer, Yul Edochie, has refused to back down from her stance against her husband’s decision to go into polygamy.
The entrepreneur took to her Instagram page on Friday, December 23, to reject her husband’s recent public apology for marrying a second wife.
The actor in a note shared on social media on Wednesday, December 21, admitted he has been wrong the entire time and truly hurt his wife by his decision to force a second wife on her.
His post read in part, “I acknowledge that I hurt you deeply and I’ve apologized to you countless times. I take the blame for my actions. I agree with you that polygamy shouldn’t be forced on anyone. You never bargained for it from the beginning neither did I,”
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However, May Edochie, while reacting to the apology from Yul, reiterated that she will not be “cajoled into accepting polygamy.”
The mother of four had earlier made her position on polygamy known after her birthday in September.
In Friday’s post, May said that while she had forgiven the actor, she did not bargain for a polygamous marriage and would not agree to it.
“Forgiveness is the highest/most beautiful form of love for me. There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love. Hence, my ability to forgive the mistakes of the past, present, and future with respect to the issue on the ground is in the interest of my mental health and inner peace,” she wrote.
“I decided to stick to love… Hate is too great a burden to bear. I am still very much incapable of hating anyone, let alone the father of my children. The fact remains that anyone can choose to practice polygamy, but can’t be impelled to accept what was never bargained for.
“To reaffirm my stands, I will not be cajoled into accepting polygamy, which goes against my beliefs, faith, and values. I will not be numbered in a home that we started building with love, faith, tears, hopes, and prayers in a Catholic marriage of 18 years following a long-term premarital relationship.”
May further request that the actor put an end “to the constant ‘show’ on the social media space” where their children are also present.
“Let’s prevent our lovely children from all the incessant drama series that might take a toll on them directly (or) indirectly amongst their peers. May GOD in His infinite mercy and compassion guide us all in the right direction,” she wrote.
