Wives Should See Themselves As Worthy Co-Pilots To Avoid Power Struggles In Marriage – Omotola Jalade

Veteran Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has come out to say that there will be tough days in every marriage. She recently revealed that there are times when she looks at her husband and she doesn’t feel in love with him.

Speaking during an interview on Chude Jideonwo’s live podcast, Omotola shared that during those challenging moments in her marriage, she simply runs to God to report her husband.

According to her, she goes to God during her marital crisis not because she is madly in love with her husband, but to honour her Creator who brought them together to start a family.

Omotola added that her husband has most likely had moments when he looks at her and wonders how she became his wife as well.

Her words, “There are times when I look at him and I’m not in love. I go to God and report him. I honour him not because I’m head over heels in love at that moment, but because I honour the One who gave me the mandate to be with him.

There are times I look at him and think, ‘Somebody please remind me why I married this man.’ And he probably feels the same way about me. Those days come.

From the onset, when you’re meeting someone, make sure you have God. Pray that you meet the right person.

I don’t believe in gender equality in the sense that both partners are identical. There is always a head and an assistant.

When a woman proves herself as a worthy co-pilot, there’s no need for power struggles. Give respect and you’ll be respected.

There are times when love fizzles, but friendship holds it together. Be open. Talk to each other. That’s how you last.

Don’t put everything out there. Shelter your family and leave the rest to God.”

WOW.

Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.

The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.

Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.

Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.