Kanayo O. Kanayo: No Sex For Men Who Can’t Feed Family

Veteran Nollywood actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo has criticized men who irresponsibly neglect their financial responsibilities to their families.

In an Instagram post on Sunday, the 62-year-old actor emphasized that men who fail to provide for their families “have no right to intimacy.”

He stressed that financial responsibility is crucial in marriage, asserting that men must support their households through hard work, in accordance with sacred teachings. Kanayo pointed out that this duty serves not only as a societal expectation but also as a moral obligation rooted in religious scripture.

The actor further advised women not to shield their husbands from financial accountability, warning that such actions could foster “laziness and irresponsibility” in men. He urged young women to be discerning when selecting life partners, highlighting the importance of choosing men who understand their obligations.

He said, “I woke up to a trend that I found disturbing. It is useless and dangerous — a man depends on a man to feed him. The most disturbing part is that women want to defend their husbands so that whatever is happening in their homes does not go out.”

He continued, “But sometimes it is detrimental to his progress. Every man has a responsibility to his family. As we read in the holy books, a man who does not provide for his family is worse than…

“…But I am saying on this note that a man who cannot feed his family has no need and no use to use his private part on a woman. It is a responsibility. This is advice to young women. Know who you marry.

“I have been disturbed by this. Do not make the defence for a man to make him irresponsible. He does not take his bills again, especially if your children are still within the growing age. When you have to pay school fees and so on, it brings a whole lot to the woman.

“It brings pressure on the woman. I have a personal experience of somebody who, even if the car of the wife goes bad, pretends he does not know. It got to a level when the conversation became so open. There is a need for every man to be hardworking.”