| Pete Edochie |
Veteran actor Pete Edochie made this known during an interview where he got to speak about the Igbo tradition. According to him, if a man decides to kneel and propose to a woman then he has made
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her the head of the family.
“Kneeling down to propose to a woman is totally wrong, it is not our lifestyle. Kneeling before a girl in Igbo tradition means you are handing over the authority to her. She becomes the head of the family. Marriage in Igbo tradition is when a lady gives her husband to be wine while kneeling down. What does it signify? That the man has been accepted as the husband of the lady. It is the lady who knees before the husband, not vice versa,”
There has been a lot of reactions since the video where the veteran actor expressed his views on the men kneeling to propose to a woman.
Even though Pete Edochie is not seen as a controversial actor, he made the headlines a few months ago when a Twitter user called him a bad actor. According to the Twitter user, Pete Edochie was only known for playing one particular role in most of his movies.
Pete Edochie is a multiple award-winning actor, and he’s considered one of Africa’s most talented actors.
