- Kanayo O. Kanayo blasts men who can't provide financially
- Actor says financially irresponsible men "have no right to intimacy"
- Kanayo warns women against enabling men's laziness
Veteran Nollywood actor Kanayo O Kanayo has spoken out against men who neglect their financial responsibilities toward their families. In an Instagram post on Sunday, the 62-year-old actor emphasized that those who fail to provide for their households “have no right to intimacy.”
Kanayo highlighted the importance of financial responsibility within marriage, asserting that men are expected to support their families through hard work, in accordance with sacred teachings. He noted that this duty is not merely a societal expectation but a moral obligation rooted in religious scripture.
In his message, the actor advised women against protecting their husbands from financial accountability, cautioning that such actions could foster “laziness and irresponsibility” in men. He urged young women to be discerning when choosing life partners, stressing the need to select men who understand their obligations.
“I woke up to a trend that I found disturbing. It is useless and dangerous — a man depends on a man to feed him. The most disturbing part is that women want to defend their husbands so that whatever is happening in their homes does not go out,” Kanayo stated.
“But sometimes it is detrimental to his progress. Every man has a responsibility to his family. As we read in the holy books, a man who does not provide for his family is worse than…”
He further asserted, “…a man who cannot feed his family has no need and no use to use his private part on a woman. It is a responsibility. This is advice to young women: Know who you marry.”
Expressing concern over the pressure placed on women when men shirk their responsibilities, Kanayo shared a personal experience, stating, “I have been disturbed by this. Do not make the defense for a man to make him irresponsible. He does not take his bills again, especially if your children are still within the growing age. When you have to pay school fees and so on, it brings a whole lot to the woman.”
He concluded, “It brings pressure on the woman. I have a personal experience of somebody who, even if the car of the wife goes bad, pretends he does not know. It got to a level when the conversation became so open. There is a need for every man to be hardworking.”
