Nigerian musician Brymo has caused a stir in the media for his recent remarks criticising the tradition of paying bride prices and supporting safe abortion laws.
The musician shared his opinions on social media, contending that paying a bride price represents the transfer of power over women rather than respecting their independence.
Brymo expressed his opinions on the subject in his posts, saying:
“I saw in a movie scene the other day where a man told a female love interest that ‘a woman that can be bought is not worth having’… and it all made sense to me without a doubt left in my mind, and that the practice of paying bride-price depicts the transfer of ownership of the bride.”
He further elaborated on his view, saying,
“And I may participate nought of that, and especially because the other who was paid for may ever still choose to be as they want to afterwards… and posing ownership problems for the procurer…and a man expresses full ownership on things he pays for…yet a woman ain’t a thing to own or one to dictate for.”
Brymo also addressed the issue of abortion, calling for its legalization on all safe levels.
He argued that legalizing abortion would ensure that individuals are held accountable for the children they bring into the world. Brymo added:
“Let abortions on all safe levels be legal, and so that folks may be enforced to stay and raise the kids they bring forth by law… there is too much of letting adults walk away from commitments they pretended to be partaking of a while before,”
