Veteran Nollywood actress Rita Edochie has made a vow to her late father-in-law, Odogwu Sylvester Edochie, as Yul Edochie breaks his legacy of polygamy.
On Instagram, Rita Edochie shared a photo of her late father-in-law with a message titled, “A Word of Advice From My Late Father In Law”
The veteran actress disclosed how her late father-in-law once warned her about having matured housemaids because it often leads to polygamy, which he was vehemently against.
Rita Edochie expressed heartbreak because Yul Edochie broke his grandfather’s legacy, which has been upheld by his elders.
She promised her late father-in-law to make sure Yul Edochie returns to his wife because his words will continue to stand.
“A WORD OF ADVICE FROM MY LATE FATHER, INLAW MAZI EJIMOFOR ODOGWU SYLVESTER EDOCHIE.
A FATHER INLAW LIKE NEVER CALLED ME AND SAID RITA, SIR, I DON’T LIKE THIS IDEA OF HAVING MATURE GIRLS AS HOUSE HELPS BECAUSE HE DOES NOT WANT ANYTHING POLYGAMY IN HIS HOME.
HE TOLD ME THIS BECAUSE I WAS ALWAYS HAVING “MATURE GIRLS” AS MY “HOUSE HELPS”.
I SAID TO HIM PAPA I KNOW MY HUSBAND AND THAT IS THE REASON I CAN AFFORD TO DO THAT AND HIS ANSWER WAS TOH IN HAUSA LANGUAGE I SAID THIS BECAUSE AKWALA AMARO IFE MEANING P$NIS NO GET SENSE AND I QUICKLY REPLIED HIM, MY HUSBAND DOES NOT HAVE TIME FOR WOMEN OUTSIDE NOT TO TALK OF HOUSE MAIDS SO I KNOW MY HUSBAND PAPA.
WE ENDED THE MATTER AND SO IT REMAINS TILL DATE LITTLE DID WE KNOW THAT THE POLYGAMY THING WOULD COME FROM HIS GRANDCHILD, BUT PAPA, I PROMISE YOU, WHERE EVER YOU ARE, IT STILL STANDS AS YOU STATED IT.
TRUST ME WE ARE NOT SLEEPING.”
This is no surprise to many as Rita Edochie has always been a champion of Yul Edochie’s first wife, May Yul Edochie.