I first heard the story of this man on BBC World Service radio. It was amusing the way the folks at the BBC seemed to be amazed at this. One man having 86 wives and over 170 children. Incredulous? Well, what can’t happen in the west does happen everyday here in Africa. In Ghana, you can marry all you want and no one can challenge the legitimacy of what you’ve done. Just make your marriages traditional marriages and its ok.
For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about, it’s about this man in Nigeria who, saying he’s been blessed by God to be able to perform his duties- both to wives and 170 kids. I wonder if he’s able to recall their names when addressing them.