Older married women have been advised not to allow travelling abroad to care for their grandchildren to break the union they had enjoyed over the years with their husbands. Pastor Simeon Akanji of the Potters House Christian Mission, Ibadan , gave the advice at a Family Service organised by the Trinity Council Mission on Sunday. Mr Akanji, the guest minister at the special service, addressed the increasing scenario of older men being left alone in the country because their wives travel abroad to raise their grandchildren.
According to him, the husband and wife are meant to grow together and be able to let their children know they cannot separate them. “If the children have this knowledge, they will find it challenging to introduce the idea of ‘let mummy come and let’s leave baba behind in Nigeria. “Travelling to raise or care for the grandchildren is insufficient for separation aid.
Mr Akanji berated the situation in which a 70-year-old man was seen struggling in the kitchen because the children had invited his wife over to care for their grandchildren. “At that age, if the man is not helped, he could be tempted into sinning with the opposite sex, especially with younger ones,” he said. PREMIUM TIMES delivers fact-based journalism for Nigerians, by Nigerians — and our community of supporters, the readers who donate, make our work possible.
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