Olori Sekinat Elegushi, the first wife of Oba Saheed Elegushi, Elegushi of Ikate land, has described how her husband's decision to marry a second wife, Hadiza Yakasai, in May 2019
Oba Elegushi married Sekinat in 2003, and the couple has three children.
Olori Sekinat told Kemi Ashefon that the news of a second wife came to her when her mother died. Nonetheless, she stated that she was still dealing with the fact that the man she loved was marrying another woman.
She said:
“I didn’t marry a king, I married a young man, who I love, and we were growing together managing and planning. It was hard then, but I realized that some of these things come with the demands and pressure of the throne.
“Why then continue to worry about it? The moment he became a king, I knew issues like this would come up, but I have to support and stand by him,”
When her husband was chosen for the throne, Olori Sekinat expressed concern that he would take a second wife.
She stated that:
“Part of my fear was that he would take another wife. Then, I was pregnant with our third child. When he was crowned, I returned from abroad early with the baby to be with him for the coronation and other rites.
“Initially, it was a bit challenging as there were many demands, which I wasn’t used to, but since I was familiar with some of the palace procedures and the people there, we were able to settle down,”
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