With Nigeria rated among countries with highest divorce rate in the world, the Bishop of Ifako Diocese, African Church, Rt Rev. Isaac Akin Falana, has suggested measures to address the problem.
Recall that Divorce.com, a United States website which offers resources and support for navigating divorce, in its report last July included Nigeria on its list of countries with high divorce rates.
In the data published on their website, Nigeria ranked eleventh out of twenty-six countries with the highest divorce rate.
Expressing worry about the undesirable development, Falana called for urgent measures to nip it in the bud.
He said this in a short sermon during the wedding ceremony of Oluwaseun Babatunde and Folorunsho-Alaba Obadeyi in Lagos.
Specifically, the cleric expressed concerned over the high rate of divorce among couples whose matrimonial ceremonies were held in Churches and Mosques adding that it is wrong for young couples to consider divorce as the best solution to any minor disagreement in their marriage.
The cleric urged couples to learn to settle disagreements through dialogue and endurance rather than considering divorce while noting that there is no perfect marriage anywhere.
He said: “Couples should endeavour to study and know their partners very well and strengthen the bond between them.
“Couples cannot behave the same way. They should only try to understand each other, ensure unity and show tolerance. A man is expected to love his wife and a woman is expected to show respect to her husband. These are quite important.”
Falana also emphasized the need for couples to kneel down and pray when there are issues troubling them and jointly seek solutions and find a way to end disagreements and become friendly again.
Father of the bride, who is the Chairman/CEO of Glister Success Ltd, Chief Bamidele Babatunde also told journalists that he was extremely happy and excited to share the wonderful event with the people who are most dear to the couple while wishing Oluwaseun and Folorunsho a happy married life.
