Singer Simi Says Nigerian Men Are An Unromantic Lot With A Sense Of Entitlement

Simi thinks Nigerian men are an unromantic lot with a sense of entitlement and she has no qualms calling them out on it.

In an interview with Punch, the singer said most of them don’t feel the necessity to show that side of them.

“I don’t believe Nigerian men are romantic. I think Nigerian men do not think they have to be romantic. I am not saying this to bash men but I think no one pushes Nigerian men to fight for anything so they have this sense of entitlement. I was watching a Nigerian movie one day and there was this unfaithful Nigerian man who left his wife for another woman. At the end of the day, the other woman left him and he retraced his steps to his initial wife. The lady’s mother actually told her to kneel in front of the man and that bothered me a lot even though I knew it was a movie. That is the way things are,” she said.

According to her, lots of men grew up in Nigeria feeling entitled to certain things and they believe they don’t need to work for them.

“This has been the case for generations and a lot of our mothers were unhappy because the society expected them to stay in the relationship. I am not saying it is the right thing for people to leave their relationships but a man needs to fight for what he wants so he can value it. I think the problem is because a lot of Nigerian men feel self-entitled and I blame our culture and our mothers. Most mothers are the problem because when something happens, they are quick to advise the daughter and wives, they don’t tell the men that their actions are wrong. So if a man feels that he does not have to fight to keep the relationship, he would not.”

But despite the way she feels about Nigerian men, Simi who is dating Nigerian singer, Adekunle Gold says she remains a loyal lover and puts her all in a relationship.

“I can only quit a relationship if the person betrays my trust because, to me, trust is everything. Trust is a big foundation for love. If I don’t trust a person, it would be hard to be with the person. If I date someone, I expect that you know what you have to offer. I believe that whatever I do for the person, I should get the same in return. I don’t like people lying to me.”