By Gbenga Sodeinde In Ado Ekiti
The Vice Chancellor of the Ekiti State University, Professor Edward Olanipekun has revealed how she has been assisting his wife in even in the kitchen despite been a university Vice Chancellor.
The VC spoke while reacting to the 78th Inaugural lecture delivered by Professor Joyce Olufunke Ogunsanmi where she recommends counselling programmes for happy, sustainable marriage.
The EKSU Vice Chancellor declared that, “unlike other colleagues of mine who will say I am a Professor, or I am Vice Chancellor, I do assist my wife in many house chores like cooking in the kitchen, and worming my food, preparing tea and so on.
“I also helped to wash my car despite the fact that we have many male servants that are employed to do such things, but I take pleasure in doing often”. He reveal.
Prof, Olanipekun however advised men and husbands as well as his colleagues to cultivate the habit of helping their wives in house chores.
Speaking on the title: “That The Home Be Happy: Marital Adjustment And Economic Participation Of The Woman”, Professor Ogunsanmi held that Community/Public Counselling Clinics/Centers be set up in communities in Nigeria by all levels of the Nigerian government.
Professor Ogunsanmi averred that Professional Counsellors should be employed to provide information and render effective counseling services to individuals with marital concerns and other issues bordering on education, health and personal development.
The don pointed out that every human being dreams of having a solid and happy home added that many go a long way and make great efforts to establish a strong and matured marriage.
According to her, “to ensure good marital adjustment, the husband and wife see themselves as learners for life and each spouse contributes to the success and longevity of the relationship. Both spouses learn to accept a mistake or fault and express apology and finally, see each other as being each other’s better choice”.
Specifically, Professor Ogunsanmi explained that observations indicated that the institution of marriage has faced a lot of problems, including problems which arise from wife/spouse employment or labour participation outside the home.
Saying since decades ago, yearly records of dissolution of marriages in the High Courts of Justice and Customary Courts in Nigeria, especially in Ekiti State have not been good news and that number of divorce cases granted at the courts has been a threat to the marriage institution.
Prof. Ogunsanmi however submitted that marriage enrichment programme should be regular in Community Counseling Clinics/Centres to encourage high marital adjustment between spouses in communities.
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