I was not following the story/gossip on Gov Oshiomhole's love life since the death of his dear wife Clara. From the unnecessary clarifications by the governor, it is obvious that he has been pilloried for marrying again.
Ignorance, especially the self-imposed variety, is a terrible thing. I am sure that many of his critics have attended Catholic and other Christian marriage ceremonies time and again. The official vow always ends with something to the effect, "till death separates us."
Many otherwise straightlaced individuals, men and women, just lose it when their loved one passes. Instead of remarrying, they indulge in all manner of extra-marital affairs. Here I blame the priests and pastors who do not devote enough time and resources in their ministries to actually ENCOURAGE remarrying.
The one aspect that disturbs me immensely is that irrespective of the moral standing of young widows, many of them easily fall prey to the scheming of the menfolk. On the other hand their own families do not help matters, by discouraging their brother's widow from remarrying. She is supposed to remain their property. In this day and age? As if the vow/contract/agreement is not yet over. This restrictive and irrational social attitude just has to change.
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