“I don’t believe God made man and woman equal in any way” – Omotola Ekeinde

When asked to share their experience with owning a
joint bank account, Omotola who was listed among
the Times 100 most influential people in the world
said “When we first started, we had one account. We
had goals and things that we wanted to do.
Whatever we earned had to be in one purse. Then,
we sat at the end of the month and drew a budget.
We did that for so many years and were successful
until she started her own company and we decided
she needed to have her own account. In most
marriages, the man goes into the marriage with the
mindset that he will be the sole provider even when
the wife is working. That does not make any sense.
He uses his money to pay bills while the woman will
use hers to buy only make-up, clothes and shoes. If
the couple is one, they should join resources
together to move ahead. Money causes problems in
a family when one person is being selfish. It doesn’t
matter who earns more or less. They should have a
common goal. Save together and accomplish things
together.”
On their advice to celebrity couples “Foundation
really matters. Some people get into the relationship
for one wrong motive or the other. Most of them live
false lives. Couples that are in the same profession
hardly last in a marriage. There is always
competition. The best thing is to marry someone
that is compatible with you.” they said.
Speaking further, Omotola Ekeinde said “I don’t
believe in gender equality. I do not believe that God
made man and woman to be equal in any way. I
believe that in every organised institution, there is
always a head and an assistant. It doesn’t mean
that one should take the other for granted, or
disrespect the other. I believe the husband is the
head of the home and the wife is an assistant. My
husband is a pilot, I have flown with him several
times and I understood that here is a captain and a
co-pilot. They are both responsible for the
passengers’ lives. But when there is a final decision
to make, it is up to the captain to make it. He is
more experienced and the one with the
responsibility.”Giving reference to God, the celebrity couple in a
recent interview with Punch newspaper disclosed
thus:
“It has to be God. There is no other strategy. One
person can be perfect and the second person can be
nasty. On our part, I’d say also that we don’t look
at the relationship as something we can walk away
from. We look at it as a life commitment. When your
parents upset you, you cannot divorce them. Even
the bible says you will leave your father and your
mother and cleave to your spouse. Luckily, he
doesn’t drink or smoke or abuse me. I don’t have
any major thing to complain about, and I hope it is
the same thing for him.”Movie star, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde and her
husband, Captain Mathew, have shared the secret of
their 18 year old successful marriage