Celebrated Ghanaian actor cum politician, John Dumelo has intimated that polygamy should be legalized in Ghana because there is nothing wrong with it.
Under the countryâs civil laws, polygamy is considered to be an illegal lifestyle, even though a large part of the population who are Muslims and members of the African Traditional religion do not find any problem with it.
Explaining his stance in an interview on Accra based Citi FM, Mawunya’s husband noted that although he does not believe in Polygamy, there is nothing wrong with engaging in the act once the family has enough resources to take care of the multiple wives and Children.
According to John Dumelo, women should also be allowed to chose multiple husbands because it is âperfectâ for both ways.
âI feel that thereâs nothing wrong with it. I mean if our brothers and sisters who are Muslims are doing it perfectly, why not Christians? Provided you can take care of your family and your two or three wives thatâs fine and I mean, I speak to a lot of Muslim friends of mine and theyâre okay with it, personally I donât believe in it but I feel itâs good for Ghana.
âThe reversal is also perfect, do it both ways, do it for women also but naturally, men are like that and women arenât so you will find less women doing that but I think should be legalizedâ, he stated.
In Ghana, there are about three (3) different laws governing marriage: the Customary Marriage and Divorce Registration Law, 1985 (PNDCL 112) amended by PNDCL 263; the Marriage Ordinance, 1884 (Cap 127); and the Marriage of Mohammedanâs Ordinance, 1884 (Cap 129).
Under PNDCL 112, a man, in principle, can have as many wives as he can reasonably take care of them that will willingly marry him. But under the Marriage Ordinance, whether in church or in court, itâs strictly a man to a wife. Also, it is common knowledge that Islam allows up to a ceiling of 4 wives, and so does the Mohammedanâs Ordinance.
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Interview monitored by: ABCNews GH
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