Veteran actress, Rita Edochie takes a swipe at Yvonne Jegede for supporting Yul Edochie and Judy Austin’s marriage during a recent podcast.
Yvonne Jegede made an appearance on The Honest Bunch podcast, where she supported Yul Edochie’s choice to wed Judy Austin as a second wife before subsequently apologizing in public. Rita Edochie, who has long opposed Yul’s union with Judy, conveyed her displeasure with Yvonne’s comments. If May had been Yvonne’s sister, Rita wondered if she would have stood up for Yul the way she did.
Rita further highlighted the difference between Yul and Regina Daniels’ husband, Ned Nwoko, noting that Yul humiliated his estranged wife publicly on social media, while Ned, a known polygamist and Muslim, follows his religion’s allowances for multiple wives.
Acknowledging that polygamy is neither a sin nor an abomination, Rita emphasized that it often brings chaos.
She wrote:
“SEE AS I DEY LOOK UNA 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄.
UNA DON MEK AM PIONT OF DUTY TO INSULT PEOPLE ONLINE, COM DEY ASK FOR FORGIVENESS WEH NO COME FROM UNA HEART.
PEOPLE SHOULD ALWAYS DIG DEEP BEFORE THEY TALK TO AVOID HARMING SOMEONE’S EMOTIONS UNKNOWINGLY.
YOU SEE EHN, I WOULDN’T HAVE ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE SINCE AN APOLOGY HAS BEEN TENDERED BUT THEN THE APOLOGY HASN’T GONE AS VIRAL AS THE PODCAST WHICH HAS ARISEN A WHOLE LOT OF BACKLASH AND THAT’S WHY I AM TALKING ON THIS .
I MUST SAY THIS YVONNE JEGEDE MY DAUGHTER, I WAS HIGHLY DISSAPOINTED AT WHAT YOU SAID RECENTLY DURING THAT PODCAST .
LET US AGREE YOUR WORDS WERE MISUNDERSTOOD BUT TO BE FRANK I WAS HURT .
WHAT KEPT RUNNING THROUGH MY MIND WAS WHY YOU KEPT COMPARING YUL TO NED .
LET ME ASK YOU ONE QUESTION, SO IF MAY EDOCHIE WAS YOUR SISTER, WOULDN’T YOU HAVE PROTECTED HER INTEREST ? NO ONE IS SAYING POLYGAMY IS SIN NOR AN ABORMINATION BUT YOU CAN AGREE WITH ME IT COMES WITH SURROUNDING CHAOS THAT THREATENS ONE’S LIFE AND PEACE OF MIND BUT IT’S FUNNY HOW PEOPLE HAVE REFUSED TO SHUN IT .
NOW TO THOSE WHO ARE STILL SUPPORTING WHAT HAPPENED TO MAY YUL EDOCHIE, MAY EVERY FEMALE IN YOUR GENERATION BOTH BORN AND UNBORN HAVE A TASTE OF HER PAIN.
TALKING ABOUT YUL MY SON, HE IS A MAN AND THE FACT HE IS FREE TO MARRY AS MANY WOMEN AS HE WISHES TO, REMAINS UNDISPUTED IN AS MUCH AS I KNOW THERE WERE NO REASONS FOR HIM TO DO THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE.
BUT WHAT EVERYONE WHO IS CONCERNED AND FROWNS AT IS GETTING MARRIED ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WIFE THEREBY HUMILIATING MAY DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY WHICH IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING AGAINST.
ON THE SIDE OF NED, HE IS A KNOWN POLYGAMIST, AND A MUSLIM, HIS RELIGION PERMITS HIM TO MARRY MANY WIVES AND HE MANNAGES THEM WITH WISDOM.
SO MY DEAR, THAT STATEMENT YOU MADE DURING THE PODCAST SHOCKED MY MARROWS BUT GOD KNOWS AND SEES THE MAIN CONTENT OF EVERY HEART.
ALL OF UNA WEY NO WANT TALK TRUE
SEE AS I JUST DEY LOOK YOU
🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌.”
The recent dispute over Rita Edochie’s subsequent criticism of Yvonne Jegede for endorsing Yul Edochie’s polygamous marriage brings to light the intricate and varied aspects of polygamy in Nigerian society. Polygamy is legal, yet it is still a hotly contested topic with compelling arguments on both sides. The cultural and emotional effects of polygamy are acknowledged in Yvonne Jegede’s apologies, but Rita Edochie’s criticism highlights the need for tact and empathy when talking about these issues. The differences between Yul Edochie’s and Ned Nwoko’s polygamous lifestyles serve as more evidence that the setting and mode of polygamy practice have a big influence on how the public views and accepts it. Public personalities will surely continue to shape the conversation and have an impact as they negotiate these divisive subjects through their words and deeds.
