Nollywood actress Rita Edochie has expressed her disappointment with her junior colleague, Yvonne Jegede, over comments made during a recent podcast interview defending Yul Edochie’s decision to marry a second wife.
In the interview on the Honest Bunch podcast, Yvonne defended Yul while criticizing those who condemned him and praised Regina Daniels’ husband, Ned Nwoko.
Yvonne’s comments sparked backlash from social media users, who accused her of being insensitive to May Edochie’s pain. Following the criticism, Yvonne issued an apology, acknowledging that she did not articulate her words properly and expressing her understanding of May’s hardships.
However, Rita Edochie was not satisfied with Yvonne’s apology. In a lengthy Instagram post, Rita admonished people for making hurtful comments online and then offering insincere apologies. She stressed the importance of understanding the impact of one’s words on others’ emotions.
In her words,
SEE AS I DEY LOOK UNA 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄.
UNA DON MEK AM PIONT OF DUTY TO INSULT PEOPLE ONLINE; COM DEY ASK FOR FORGIVENESS WEH NO COME FROM UNA HEART.
PEOPLE SHOULD ALWAYS DIG DEEP BEFORE THEY TALK TO AVOID HARMING SOMEONE’S EMOTIONS UNKNOWINGLY.YOU SEE, EHN, I WOULDN’T HAVE ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE SINCE AN APOLOGY HAS BEEN TENDERED, BUT THEN THE APOLOGY HASN’T GONE AS VIRAL AS THE PODCAST, WHICH HAS CAUSED A WHOLE LOT OF BACKLASH AND THAT’S WHY I AM TALKING ON THIS.
I MUST SAY THIS: YVONNE JEGEDE, MY DAUGHTER, I WAS HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED AT WHAT YOU SAID RECENTLY DURING THAT PODCAST.
LET US AGREE YOUR WORDS WERE MISUNDERSTOOD, BUT TO BE FRANK, I WAS HURT.WHAT KEPT RUNNING THROUGH MY MIND WAS WHY YOU KEPT COMPARING YUL TO NED.
LET ME ASK YOU ONE QUESTION, SO IF MAY EDOCHIE WAS YOUR SISTER, WOULDN’T YOU HAVE PROTECTED HER INTEREST? NO ONE IS SAYING POLYGAMY IS A SIN OR AN ABORMINATION, BUT YOU CAN AGREE WITH ME IT COMES WITH SURROUNDING CHAOS THAT THREATENS ONE’S LIFE AND PEACE OF MIND, BUT IT’S FUNNY HOW PEOPLE HAVE REFUSED TO SHUN IT.NOW, TO THOSE WHO ARE STILL SUPPORTING WHAT HAPPENED TO MAY YUL EDOCHIE, MAY EVERY FEMALE IN YOUR GENERATION, BOTH BORN AND UNBORN, HAVE A TASTE OF HER PAIN.
TALKING ABOUT YUL, MY SON, HE IS A MAN, AND THE FACT HE IS FREE TO MARRY AS MANY WOMEN AS HE WISHES TO REMAIN UNDISPUTED IN AS MUCH AS I KNOW THERE WERE NO REASONS FOR HIM TO DO THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE.
BUT WHAT EVERYONE WHO IS CONCERNED AND FROWNS AT IS GETTING MARRIED ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WIFE, THEREBY HUMILIATING MAY DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY, WHICH IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING AGAINST.
ON THE SIDE OF NED HE IS A KNOWN POLYGAMIST AND A MUSLIM. HIS RELIGION PERMITS HIM TO MARRY MANY WIVES, AND HE MANNAGES THEM WITH WISDOM.
SO, MY DEAR, THAT STATEMENT YOU MADE DURING THE PODCAST SHOCKED MY MARROWS, BUT GOD KNOWS AND SEES THE MAIN CONTENT OF EVERY HEART.
ALL OF UNA WEY NO WANT TALK TRUE SEE AS I JUST DEY LOOK YOU.”
Yvonne Jegede’s podcast interview and subsequent apology sparked significant controversy, with many social media users criticizing her for being insensitive to May Edochie’s situation.
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