Evangelist Ebuka Obi, the outspoken General Overseer of Zion Prayer Movement Outreach, has thrown fuel onto an already heated debate after declaring it outrightly wrong for any man to buy his wife a car before securing one for his mother.
In a viral video from his recent ministration, Evangelist Obi’s words were strikingly direct, labeling any man who prioritizes his wife over his mother in such a way as a “fool at 40′, sending shockwaves through his congregation and netizens alike.
Obi urged men to reflect on the lifelong sacrifices of their mothers, women who nurtured and raised them through hardship and triumph.
He questioned the judgment of any man who, despite knowing his mother’s sacrifices, chooses to place his wife first in such a grand gesture.
The cleric argued that a mother’s sacrifices are unparalleled, selfless, and often go unthanked, whereas a wife, though significant, is someone he met later in life. To him, a mother’s love transcends all, a constant even before a man meets his life partner.
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As his passionate words circulated, they ignited a powerful discussion on where a man’s primary loyalty should lie, with many torn between the roles of mothers and wives.
Supporters of Obi’s stance championed the idea of honoring the foundational bond with one’s mother above all, while others defended the bond of marriage as an essential partnership.
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