Nigerian entrepreneur, Toyin Lawani, has advised ladies to not forget to build their own power even if they are married to a powerful man.
According to her, “If you marry a man with power and don’t build your own power, he will definitely use it against you later.”
She further advised ladies to “be wise ladies and choose wisely. Know the people you want to marry in and out before you fall into their trap(sic).”
Lawani stated this in an Instagram post while talking about Precious Chikwendu, a former beauty queen and estranged wife of former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode.
In a video in December 2021, Chikwendu appealed to women to come to her aid, saying a court order which permits her access to her children is being ignored. She tagged Lawani to this video and captioned it,
“Till court orders are obeyed, till our voices as mothers are heard, till children are no longer used as bullet shield for failures of two adults, till the emotional state of my sons is put into consideration, we shall keep speaking up.”
Reacting to this, Lawani stated,
“No mother should experience what @snowhiteey is going through right now. It’s so heartbreaking, annoying and wicked.”
She continued,
“I have been seeing their annoying DMs warning me. They even paid a blog to tarnish my image as a mother because I spoke up for her. Everyone knows how much of a super mom I am. So leave your dirty talks in the gutter, this serial entrepreneur is made strong. When I speak the truth, I speak it. I didn’t know the lady before now, I just saw her constant daily post about her kids. And it’s only right for me to feel for her as I’m a mom of three kids too. Every mother out there should take up this case and fight for this woman till she’s heard.”