May Edochie who is the first wife and mother of four children of Nollywood actor Yul Edochie has reacted to the public apology of her husband who pleaded with her to forgive him for marrying a second wife without her consent.
The now brand Influencer took to her Instagram account to state that she has forgiven her husband but she won’t be forced to accept polygamy as she never bargained for it.
In a lengthy note she wrote, she pleaded with her husband Yul stop creating controversial reactions with their martial issues as it may affect their children now or in the future.
She also noted that mistake are part of human existence while forgiveness the most beautiful form of love.
“I strongly believe that mistakes are a major part of human existence. It is our response to these errors that count. In other words, forgiveness is one thing, and righting a wrong is another”.
“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 ground is in the interest of my mental health and inner peace.
“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.
“This is also a passionate appeal to put an END to the constant “show” on the social media space where our kids are growing into unless it is absolutely necessary. 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 wrote.
