Nollywood actor Jim Iyke is drawing attention with comments on single motherhood and raising boys.
He argued that male children need father figures or trusted men for proper upbringing.
Nollywood actor Jim Iyke has stirred controversy with his recent remarks about single motherhood and raising male children.
Speaking during an interview on Okay 101.7 FM in Accra, Ghana, the actor argued that a woman alone cannot raise a boy into a “proper man” without the involvement of a male figure.
According to Iyke, raising a boy requires the influence of a trusted male presence such as a father, uncle, or any responsible man who can provide guidance and discipline.
He said:
“A woman can’t raise a man. You can’t, you’re not built for it. A single mother cannot raise a man properly. You need a male influence, go get your brother that’s doing well or your father or even any man that you trust. There has to be a male presence in it.
“Because women are naturally built to nurture, to love. And then what you’re going to raise is a very weak man? He is going to be everything like the men that left you. You need somebody that would discipline him, tell him ‘No’ as often times as possible, and put him in the grind.”
