Nigerian comedienne Anita Asuoha, known as Real Warri Pikin, has criticized single men in Abuja for avoiding marriage.
She expressed frustration over men preferring baby mamas instead of committing to marriage, despite women being ready to settle down.
In a recent video on her social media accounts, she noted that these men often claim they are emotionally unavailable for marriage. She emphasized the numerous complaints she receives about the challenging dating scene in Abuja.
Speaking in Pidgin English, she questioned, “Abuja men, what is happening to the dating pool in Abuja? I heard that you have scattered it. You people are not ready to get married, you people are not ready for commitment. You meet a responsible girl working her 9 to 5, then decide to make her a baby mama.”
She criticized men who prefer having children out of wedlock to getting married, stating, “They say, ‘I just wanna have a baby by you, you’re so intelligent, I like you a lot. Have a baby for me.’ Is she a laboratory? Or chemical solution? Have a baby by me! Abuja men, the information reaching me is that you people don’t want to settle down although the girls are ready.”
Despite women’s readiness to marry, she noted that men remain opposed to it, often using the excuse of being emotionally unavailable.
She argued, “The girls are ready to get married but the only thing you tell them is ‘it’s not you, it’s me. I cannot love you the way you deserve right now. I’m not emotionally available.’ But you’re available to have premarital sex with her. Aren’t you tired of being outside?
“These girls are complaining. They are ready but you said no, you’re outside, saying marriage is a trap. You’ve redefined marriage. God’s own institution, you’ve redefined it—‘marriage is a trap, marriage is not good’. That is the narrative and the agenda they’re pushing.”
She highlighted that many people, including herself, enjoy their marriages, adding that she met her husband in Abuja.
“Many of us are enjoying our marriages. What is happening, Abuja men? You get a serious girlfriend who understands you and is willing to stick with you through thick and thin, whereas all you have in mind is to impregnate her, with no plans to marry her.
“Forget the saying that there are no good women out there because there are so many of them. I met my husband here and got married. I’ve been married for 11 years, and marriage is sweet. I’m calling you guys out today because it’s not funny anymore. Marriage is a beautiful thing,” she said.
Real Warri Pikin achieved her dream wedding in June 2023 by remarrying her husband, Ikechukwu.