Nollywood actor Jim Iyke has stirred conversations with his recent remarks on parenting, insisting that single mothers cannot raise boys into “proper men” without the involvement of a male figure.
The actor made the claim during an interview on Okay 101.7 FM in Accra, Ghana, where he argued that women alone are not equipped to instill certain qualities in boys.
“A woman can’t raise a man. You can’t, you’re not built for it. A single mother cannot raise a man properly. You need a male influence – go get your brother that’s doing well or your father or even any man that you trust. There has to be a male presence in it [raising a boy child],” Iyke said.
Explaining further, he described the natural role of women as nurturing, which he believes could result in boys becoming weak men if not balanced by discipline and structure from a male figure.
“Because women are naturally built to nurture, to love. And then what you’re going to raise is a very weak man? He is going to be everything like the men that left you. You need somebody that would discipline him, tell him ‘No’ as often times as possible, and put him in the grind,” he added.
