‘Why I love polygamous families’ – Singer Teni

Teniola Apata, also known as Teni, a popular Nigerian musician, has stated why she admires polygamous families.

She said this when recalling some of her happy recollections of growing up in a polygamous household.

Teni, who revealed that her late father married three wives and had ten children, said she cherished her upbringing in a polygamous home and preferred it to being raised in a monogamous home during an episode of the Zero Conditions Podcast.

“I grew up in a polygamous family with many people, where you can’t do rubbish,” she explained. I was showered with love and protection. Three spouses and ten children. Respect to my ancestors! I get along with all of my siblings, albeit there are differences in our relationships.

“Any other way is boring. If I come back to this life again, I want to come to the same family. How can I be in a monogamous house where all of us will be sitting down; no chaos?

“There is love in my family because the person wey born us dey craze sha. Do you know what it is to hear gunshots and go to where the gunshots came from? That’s not normal.

“It was like my father planned his future and his death. So before he died, he taught his wives everything, including how to shoot, and when he passed, they used the skill. That’s how our family is still able to remain intact even after my dad’s death.”

Kanyidaily recalls that  Singer Teni learnt Yoruba via YouTube while narrating her experience.