Gospel artiste Gina Idan dismisses notion that African wives dominate husbands abroad

Gospel musician, Gina Idan, has countered the widespread assumption that African wives who join their husbands abroad will gain economic independence and subsequently wield power over them.

A recent social media trend has sparked concerns among some men, who fear losing control over their wives once they relocate abroad. 

However, Gina Idan reassures them that the benefits of reunification far outweigh the perceived challenges, urging husbands not to be apprehensive about their wives joining them overseas.

According to Gina Idan, when couples stay together, they can reap significant economic benefits by sharing responsibilities.

 She noted that men living abroad alone often take on multiple jobs with extended hours to meet their financial obligations, which can lead to health issues.

Backing her claims with scriptures, the gospel singer who recently released her latest single, ‘Wo Kron’ You’re Sovereign  said, “two are better than one because they have a good return for their labour, if they fall, one will lift up the other, if two lie together, they have heat, but how can one be warm alone”.

The Gospel singer indicated that some husbands sometimes become apprehensive about the attitude of their wives when they become more economically independent in the western society which has the potential to impact their status within marriages.

She however appealed to husbands to consider that living abroad as couples require some cultural adjustments.

“I do not endorse the situation where some women take advantage of the law to get their husbands thrown out of their matrimonial homes for the least provocation just because they live in Europe or America. A true and a godly African woman should not do that”

“But very often, in such situations, we hear just the side of the men, without the other side of the issue from the women. It is hard to make a good judgement when you do not know the other side of the story”, She added.

She also appealed to husbands living abroad not to prioritize sending their children abroad over their wives just for the fear that laws about marriages and family in developed countries favour women.

 Idan is the host of Thanksgiving Worship, an annual gospel music event to celebrate the Thanksgiving Season in the US state of Georgia. She is also the co-author of ‘I am Married But I am Single-The Other Side of Spousal Migration’, a book, highlighting the negative social impacts of distant marriages on spouses and children.