Dr. Adeoye Oyewole, says Nigerian married men are battling depression and committing su!cide due to lack of spousal support

A psychiatrist, Dr. Adeoye Oyewole, has raised concerns about challenges faced by married men in Nigeria due to lack of spousal support

Dr. Adeoye Oyewole, spoke at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, that,

“Many married men are depressed and passively committing su!cide because their wives don’t show sufficient support in fending for the family,”

“Feminism has created an imbalance where men have been pushed to the background. We all know that men are not as expressive as women, and this has added to placing huge burdens on men, taking a toll on society,”

“True feminism makes you happily married and not to att@ck the man. Some women pushed the narrative of feminism to t0xicity, which has now crushed the boy child. 

“The lack of intervention of fathers in their sons’ lives is breeding boys who are irresponsible, hooked on dr*gs, and unable to give leadership. This t0xic feminism, whereby women p0ison the minds of their children against their fathers, is very alarming. The way forward is partnership and synergy rather than combativeness

Dr. Oyewole also spoke about the financial pressures on men, saying that “it is a wrong narrative to say that men’s money belongs to all of us while women’s money belongs to only women. 

“If I am earning the same salary as my wife and I am expected to cater for everything while she keeps hers, why is she keeping it? Most men don’t even know how much their wives are earning.

“Because of the stup!dity of our patriarchal mindset, we want to come out as omnipotent, parading the sense of ‘I am capable of running the show.’ 

“Men, especially in mid-life, should go for therapy. Men need to have time for themselves. Wives should assist in giving their husbands therapy and ensure they don’t become too stressed,” he concluded.

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