Nigerian media personality Toke Makinwa has reacted to the backlash over her recent statement.
The former OAP, on her podcast, had said she struggles to understand when women say they financially support a man. Makinwa said if she dates a broke guy who earns N5,000, he must give her N3000 from it or she will ghost him.
Her statement didn’t sit well with netizens, and she was heavily criticised.
In an Instagram story, Toke claimed her statement was a joke. She clarified that she has never believed that a person’s bank account should measure love or how much a man can give financially.
She said she respects and believes in the beauty of two people who genuinely love each other, work hard, support one another and build life together.
“I’ve seen a comment I made jokingly being circulated and interpreted as a serious reflection of how I view love and relationships.
For clarity, I have never believed that a person’s bank account should measure love or how much a man can give financially.
She said she respects and believes in the beauty of two people who genuinely love each other, work hard, support one another, and build a life together, regardless of their financial situation.
Money should never be the sole foundation of love or determine the value of a relationship. Partnership, mutual respect, support and growing together matter far more.
Sometimes a joke is a joke, banter, tongue-in-cheek.
On the MENtality podcast, Toke shared her thoughts on transactional relationships, saying she believes all relationships are transactional. Makinwa also said she believes people should date within their income bracket, arguing that financial differences can create challenges in relationships.
After welcoming her first child at 40, the former OAP shared screenshots of the messages she received from trolls, noting that no matter how much a woman rises career-wise, society still glorifies things that haven’t happened to her yet. She noted how marriage is now a yardstick for fulfilment, and admonished her gënder not to underestimate the power of negativity.
In a candid conversation with Chude Jideonwo, she shared her perspective on tithing, questioning the need to give her money to institutions that already possess wealth. Toke said she stopped paying tithes to churches and now provides financial support to hospitals and others.
Toke Makinwa had advised ladies in relationships, telling them to marry the man who calls after an argument to make sure they are okay. Makinwa stressed that one should choose a partner who stays when things get difficult and seeks understanding rather than trying to win every argument.
On her podcast, the former OAP broke down in tears as she reflected on her trials, revealing that she prayed to God that she wanted to turn 40 being a mum. She said that God answered her prayers as she got pregnant the next month after her 40th birthday.
