Popular Nollywood actor, Jim Iyke has stirred controversy following recent remarks about the role of women in raising male children.
Speaking during an interview, the actor suggested that women, by nature, are built to nurture and love, but may not be equipped to instill the discipline required to raise a man effectively.
He said: “A woman can’t raise a man. You can’t, you’re not built for it. A single mother cannot raise a man properly.”
“You need a male influence – go get your brother that’s doing well or your father or even any man that you trust. There has to be a male presence in it raising a boy child.”
“Because women are naturally built to nurture, to love. And then what you’re going to raise is a very weak man? He is going to be everything like the men that left you.”
“You need somebody that would discipline him, tell him ‘No’ as often times as possible, and put him in the grind.”
His comments have drawn mixed reactions on social media, with some agreeing that father figures play a critical role in a boy’s development, while others criticized the remarks as dismissive of the efforts of single mothers and women in general.