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Infidelity must be condemned on both sides
Will it be accepted that, a husband should still accept it like that and take care of his wife’s children outside their matrimonial home in a case where the wife out of the blue comes to say her husband’s children are not his biological children after all?
I am asking because, some adulterous men have had their way one too many times in situations like this and the only thing that happens to the “pained wife” is for her to accept the children because they are her husband’s children regardless they are born outside their marriage. It is a bitter pill to take but part of society and some family members have a way of making this happen.
Let’s just say we are flipping the script. Sometimes we have to remind men that women too have blood running in them.
I am totally against adultery “zina”; I will never encourage any married woman to cheat on her partner no matter what. The best I can say is if she’s tired of his cheating ways, she should just opt out for her sanity but to say she should also cheat back ‘deirrr’, Allah forbid.
But I am concerned as a society that is always preaching against all forms of cheating in marriage. Don’t we think the same way we hit on women who fall short of being faithful in their marriages, should be the same way we do to the men?
But it seems and suggests that, it’s always must be the one way story. The one way is to please the men over the women no matter what. The men are always right. A married man will shamefully go out there and produce innocent children by heart with one or more women. Keep it secretly for years only for it to be known one day by his wife and relatives but the best thing you hear is, the wife must take the children based on the fact that, they are her husband’s.
Over time, I pick up conversations with different women from different religious backgrounds, age range, different years of marriage experience and you will be surprised to hear some of the responses on what they would do if they found out their partners were having extra marital affairs/ or brought a child/ children from outside.
Some would say “they will leave the marriage.”
By Adizah Ibrahim Abu, Social Commentator
National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Executive Committee member and Volta River Authority (VRA) Board Member, Wonder Victor Kutor, has described calls for the resignation of Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa as premature and unjustified.
He argued that there was no evidence to establish that the minister had committed any wrongdoing to warrant such demands.
Speaking on Joy News in Accra on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, Mr Kutor questioned what had changed to justify the growing calls for the minister to step down.
He recalled that the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Abu Jinapor, had earlier indicated that the opposition was not accusing Mr Ablakwa of any wrongdoing.
Mr Kutor, therefore, challenged those demanding the minister’s resignation to provide fresh evidence to support their position.
“The call for the Minister to resign is premature, it is untenable. There is no evidence. I mean, what has he done wrong?” he questioned.
He added that documents, including boarding passes, airline receipts and flight manifests relating to the minister’s return journey, had been provided.
Mr Kutor expressed concern that the calls for Mr Ablakwa’s resignation could discourage young politicians from speaking out against corruption and advocating transparency.
According to him, politicians should not be targeted or maligned for demanding accountability, warning that such treatment could create the impression that speaking against corruption could later become a liability when one is appointed to public office.
He maintained that calling for accountability and transparency should not be used as grounds to target public officials without evidence of wrongdoing.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Ghana will host the Africa Festival of Arts, Culture and Creatives (AFESTAC) 2026 alongside Industrial Skills Week Africa (ISWA) 2026 in Accra from December 9 to 12, 2026.
On the back of these programmes, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has called on corporate Ghana, the media and the general public to support the initiative through partnerships, sponsorships and active participation.
The events, supported by the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), will bring together stakeholders to celebrate Africa’s rich cultural heritage, strengthen the creative economy, promote industrial skills development and create employment opportunities for young people.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
