Oga Bello Opens Up On Polygamy, Reveals Why He Warns His 18 Children Against It

Veteran Nollywood actor Adebayo Salami, popularly known as Oga Bello, has opened up about his experience with polygamy, admitting that he was not always comfortable with having a large family but has eventually accepted his situation as destiny.

According to Bush Radio Academy, the 18-child father made the disclosure during an interview with Oyinmomo TV, where he discussed marriage, infidelity and some of the challenges associated with maintaining relationships.

Oga Bello acknowledged that there were periods when he was not particularly proud of his polygamous family structure. However, he said he had gradually come to terms with it and now considers it part of his destiny.

Despite accepting his personal circumstances, the veteran actor disclosed that he regularly advises his children against practising polygamy, warning them about the difficulties that can arise from marrying multiple wives.

He maintained that his children’s life paths are different from his and cautioned them against assuming they could successfully manage the challenges associated with having two or three wives.

During the interview, Oga Bello also identified infidelity as one of the major causes of disagreements in marriages. He argued that many women find it difficult to overlook their husbands’ unfaithfulness, even when they demonstrate responsibility in other aspects of family life.

He said, “Women give men a lot of problems. We men don’t really give women problems. If you bring ten couples who have issues together, like eight will talk about cheating. Even if the man is very responsible, she won’t look at that. She can even condone the irresponsibility but not cheating.

“There were times I wasn’t proud of Polygamy it but now I’ve accepted it as destiny. I have accepted my large family as destiny but I still warn my children against polygamy because their destiny is not that of Bello.

“There are dangers in marrying two or three wives. Our great mothers even tried, not to talk of children of this generation.”