Premium Polygamy: A National Solution to Nigeria’s Matrimonial and Economic Disparities
By ChukwumaNdiogulu
Imagine waking up one morning to the headline: “FG Enacts Law Mandating All Men Worth ₦500 Million and Above to Marry Five Wives.” Nigerians, known for their remarkable speed in adapting to national changes—be it the rise in fuel price or a sudden increase in dollar exchange rate—would immediately adjust. Twitter (or X, as it’s now called) would be on fire. Instagram stories would become bridal catalogs. Court registries would be overwhelmed. And before the ink dries on the president’s signature, our beloved Obi Cubana, Zenco, Arthur Eze, Davido, Seyi Tinubu, MC Oluomo and even my humble self 😌 would have married off every premium woman in the country.
Yes, premium women—those tall, elegant, accomplished, graceful, and stylish Nigerian ladies who currently walk the earth exuding class, but remain single, either by choice, circumstance, or design of fate. Just take a moment to admire the wives of the Ooni of Ife. Regal. Ethereal. Educated. Distinct. These are queens in their own right. Now imagine five of such women proudly taking the last names of billionaires who not only adore them but also possess the means to treat them like royalty. Can’t we all agree Nigeria needs a matrimonial revolution?
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We have thousands—if not millions—of beautiful, intelligent, and well-groomed women in Nigeria who would gladly embrace the role of a second, third, fourth, or even fifth wife to a high-value man. Many of them are tired of waiting for that elusive monogamous marriage proposal from one man struggling to afford both love and garri.
Yet society continues to trap these women in a box labeled “homewrecker” when they dare to associate with married men. But wait a second—if these women had the opportunity to legally become part of a large, financially secure, polygamous home, wouldn’t that be better than lurking around as “side chicks,” secretly nursing the affection of married men, while spoiling other women’s homes?
Isn’t it time we changed the narrative?
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Polygamy is not alien to Nigeria. It is deeply rooted in our cultures—north, south, east, and west. What’s new is the modern hypocrisy that pretends monogamy is the ideal, while many secretly practice polygamy without acknowledging it. Let’s face it—many men who publicly subscribe to monogamy already have “unofficial wives,” with children whose birthdays are mysteriously celebrated only on WhatsApp status.
Islam permits it. Traditional Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba and other ethnic cultures welcomed it. Even Christianity—contrary to modern assumptions—never outrightly forbade it in the Old Testament. King Solomon married 700 wives and had 300 concubines. Nobody dragged him on social media.
So why are we pretending it’s unnatural for a successful man to have five wives?
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Now, the proposed law isn’t asking every Chinedu with a betting app to gather wives like trophies. No. The requirement is clear: a verified net worth of at least ₦500 million. That’s where the beauty lies. The law strategically links polygamy with financial capability, ensuring that only men who can cater to multiple wives and children responsibly will be permitted to do so.
This eliminates the era of broke polygamists who can’t afford diapers but insist on populating the earth like it’s a biblical command. Under this law, we will elevate the status of women and restore dignity to polygamy by tying it to class, elegance, and wealth.
Instead of allowing a single woman and her three children to inherit a billionaire’s estate, we’ll ensure that five women and their well-bred children benefit from that legacy. Diversification of wealth, they call it.
Think about it: why should one woman and three kids inherit ₦10 billion when five women and fifteen children could each get a comfortable ₦2 billion share? It’s only fair.
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And who better to introduce such a bill to the Senate than Chief Ned Nwoko himself—the undisputed ambassador of modern polygamy? This is a man who embodies balance, intelligence, class, and resourceful matrimony. His ability to unite beautiful, educated, and independent women under one roof without scandal is a model for the rest of the nation.
Chief Nwoko has already done it in his private life. Now he must do it for the public good.
This bill, when presented, should be titled: “The Equitable Matrimony and Resource Distribution Bill (EMRDB) 2025.” Its objectives would be clear:
- To reduce the rate of singlehood among premium Nigerian women.
- To curb the menace of extramarital affairs and home-breaking incidents.
- To create economic and social balance in marital wealth distribution.
- To revitalize the cultural and legal relevance of structured polygamy.
The Social and Economic Benefits
1. Reduction in Infidelity and Marital Conflict
When a rich man is legally allowed to marry multiple women, the need to maintain secret affairs vanishes. Women in official positions as co-wives will feel secure, and the infamous “side chick” industry will suffer an honorable death. The streets will be saner.
2. Redistribution of Wealth
Let’s be honest. Too many Nigerian billionaires have wealth that stays locked in family trust funds, often mismanaged after death by a single heir. Spreading family wealth among five wives and their respective children promotes equitable economic distribution. It keeps more people employed, especially drivers, cooks, nannies, and security men.
3. Cultural Preservation
This policy will help reawaken Nigeria’s cultural richness. Many traditional values have been swept under the rug in the name of modernism. This bill would remind us that there was dignity and respect in structured polygamy, where wives were treated as queens and not hidden like forbidden fruits.
4. Nation Building Through Matrimony
What is a nation without harmony in the home front? Men who are able to maintain peace among five women deserve political positions. Managing five households successfully is tougher than running a state. That’s leadership training in disguise.
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Yes, we hear the feminists and gender equality advocates already warming up. But pause and think—this bill is pro-women. It provides premium women with premium husbands and premium lifestyles, as opposed to emotional wastelands in the DM of already-married men.
Besides, nothing in the law forbids a wealthy woman from marrying multiple husbands. If she can handle five men, emotionally, physically, and spiritually—by all means, let’s enact a parallel clause for the multi-husband matrimony too. Equality, abi?
Also, religious critics must be reminded that we live in a secular state. If your religion doesn’t approve, no one is forcing you to marry five women. But don’t hinder the blessings of others.
Implementation and Oversight
For fairness and proper implementation, the following government agencies should be involved:
- Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC): To verify business net worth.
- National Matrimonial Regulatory Authority (NMRA): A new body to regulate high-net-worth polygamous unions.
- Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS): To ensure men in this category pay adequate tax to fund national development.
- Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS): To keep track of marital data for economic planning.
Each man must apply with proof of wealth, a marital readiness certificate, and psychological evaluation to ensure he can handle five unique female personalities under one roof.
A Future of Matrimonial Equity
What if, in 10 years, Nigeria becomes the first country where premium women no longer grow old alone, but thrive in luxurious homes, supported by husbands who respect their individuality and provide for them adequately?
What if inheritance disputes reduce because every wife and child has their share clearly stated and protected by law?
What if men begin to approach marriage not as a mere romantic adventure, but as an institutional commitment requiring mental, financial, and emotional preparedness?
The future would be golden. The nation would be happier. Love would be lawfully distributed. Our cultural identity would be restored.
In Conclusion
We need to stop pretending that the one-man-one-wife formula is the ultimate moral high ground. It might work for some, but not for all—especially not for men who command empires and wealth that can support communities. If a man’s bank account can sustain five wives and fifteen children, what moral logic constrains him to only one?
We must look beyond imported ideals and craft solutions that suit our realities. Nigeria is not Sweden. We are not Japan. We are a deeply traditional yet progressive people. It’s time to merge our culture with our common sense.
And so I repeat: It’s time for Chief Ned Nwoko to rise again—not as a husband this time, but as a national legislator of romantic equity.
Let the Senate hear this cry. Let the law reflect this vision. Let Nigeria embrace Premium Polygamy for the prosperity of her premium people.
Imagine if federal government enacted a law that mandate every Nigerian man whose business worth at least #500million to marry at least five women and also made a law that forbade such man from having more than three children from each of his wives, by now people like Obi Cubana, Zenco, Arthur Eze, Davido, Seyi Tinubu, MC Oluoma and my humble selfincluding thousands of others would have married off all the premium women in Nigeria.
Just look at how beautiful the wives of Ooni of Ife look. They are all premium women. Dont you think there are thousands of women in this category that would be open to enter into such marriage?I don’t know why a man who has the capacity to marry five women should be constrained to have only one wife while about four other women he should have married are roaming the street, causing problem in other women’s homes.It is better to become a second, third, fourth or fifth wife to a polygamist than decaying at home as a single person, spoiling your fellow woman’s home by dating their husbands.We have lots of men with financial capability to take care of a polygamous home but they are either constrained by religion or the constitution.Imagine only one woman and her three children inheriting a man’s estates, shares in blue chip companies, lands and millions or even billions of Naira in his bank account all because he married only one wife while his wealth can make five women and every of their children live a very comfortable life.I think it is time to pressure chief Ned Nwoko to introduce a bill in the floor of the senate mandating every Nigerian man with a networth of at least #500million to marry at least five wives.
