Obra

Panel discussion of social and moral issues affecting the lives of the general population.

We were living peacefully together as a couple. However, after some time, we started having issues, with one fight leading to another. Whenever we argued, I would wake up in the middle of the night to apologize to her. Sometimes, I would take my entire family to apologize and calm her down, and then we would move on. For the last three months, we had an argument, and I apologized before leaving for a business trip. When I returned, she was gone with our twins to her parents' house. I gathered my family and some elders from my town to apologize, but she refused to follow me back home, stating she no longer wanted to be married to me. It was a hard blow, so I continued to apologize, but she still refused. Eventually, I stopped and decided to send her 300 cedis weekly for her and the kids' upkeep. This has been going on for weeks now. I visited her last week, only to find... (join for the full story).

I was married to my beautiful wife and three kids, but they lived in the next town due to my wife's work and position. As a result, I hardly got to see them. Over time, I took in a younger woman as my secret girlfriend, whom I'd send to the market to get me food and warm my bed every night. However, my wife soon discovered this and divorced me, leaving me heartbroken. With no other option, I later married the younger woman, fearing loneliness. We've been married for 15 years now, but she's been unable to conceive despite IVF attempts, for which I spent ₵30,000. We eventually adopted her niece as our own. The adopted girl has since graduated from university and is doing well financially, but she doesn't support me financially now that I'm old and need care. My younger wife, still youthful, has also lost interest in me and moved to Accra to stay with her family, leaving me alone. I deeply regret leaving my first family for her.- A 68-year-old man shares his story.

My daughter was in junior high school when she suddenly quit, wanting to pursue tailoring instead. Despite my efforts to persuade her to finish school first, she refused. Even her teachers and headmaster couldn't change her mind. A few months later, I woke up to find her gone. Hours later, she called, saying she was in Accra with one of the engineers working on our town's roads. He had secured her a job at a chop bar, and she wanted to stay, work, and save money for tailoring vocational training. At that point, I accepted, hoping she would save for her future. Months later, my daughter returned home pregnant. After some conversation, she revealed that the engineer she had followed to Accra was responsible for her pregnancy. Months later, the man showed up with his family to marry my daughter, and they both moved to Accra together, leaving the child with me and my wife. That was five years ago. Last month, my daughter came to visit, saying she no longer wanted to stay married to her husband because he spent all his money on betting and didn't take good care of her. I called the man, and he said he would come home. He arrived late, so he slept over with my granddaughter and my last-born. The next morning, I woke up to find him gone with my granddaughter. Since that day, I haven't known their whereabouts. - A Blind Man Devastated

She was my best friend in senior high school, but she completed her studies before I did and moved to Ghana. When I was preparing for my final exams, I called her, and she told me life had gotten better for her in Ghana. She claimed to run a boutique and offered me a chance to join her after completing my studies, either to further my education at a vocational school or join her business. After completing my exams, I told her I wanted to join her, and she sent money to her friend to bring me to Ghana. Just two days into my stay in Ghana, I asked if we were going to her boutique, and that's when she revealed the shocking truth: she was a prostitute working at a club and wanted me to join her. I expressed my disinterest, but she threatened me, saying that if I wasn't willing to work with her, I should find a way to refund the money she spent on me or face consequences. Fearful and with nowhere to go, I complied. However, each time she charged a fee, she took the money and kept it, giving me only a little for food. After four times, I decided to escape, but she caught me and reported me to her madam. They then decided to sell me to another madam, a woman I knew nothing about. Last night, while bathing with my towel on, I used the back door to run to the roadside, where I met a taxi driver who offered help and gave me clothes. I have been sleeping at a hotel since then. Please help me; I want to return to Nigeria and be with my family. I am not interested in working as a prostitute. - 21-year-old girl pleads.

Panel discussion of social and moral issues affecting the lives of the general population.

I gave him money from my graduation ceremony so he could marry me because I was pregnant and he couldn't afford to sponsor the wedding. Shortly after our marriage, I saw a romantic text from a lady on his phone. I confronted him, but he brushed it off. A few weeks later, I saw a video of him and the same girl on TikTok, with both of them in bed. So, I confronted him again, and it led to a big fight. I thought it would stop there, but it only got worse. I reached out to the girl, who revealed that they had been lovers for years and that he only agreed to marry me because I was pregnant. When I asked my husband about it, he couldn't deny it. Overwhelmed with frustration, I nearly ended my life by drinking Parazone one midnight, but he caught me. And then, he moved out the next day. Now, he has gone to my parents with 5 cedis and schnapps, saying he won't marry me again - A wife laments.

My daughter was pregnant when her husband left for the States. She moved in with me, but tragically died during childbirth a few months later. While preparing for her funeral, I received a shocking call from our neighbor's son, who was also living in the States. He claimed that my daughter's child was actually his, not her husband's. Apparently, he and my daughter had been keeping this secret for years and had even lied to her husband about it."- A Grieving Mother Shares.

My husband has ignored and neglected our third child for the past 13 years, ever since his friend told him that I bring different men home when he's away and that our third child isn't his. When he found out, he confronted me about it, and I denied the accusations. We then decided to visit his friend together to get to the truth. When we arrived, we found him dead. Since then, my husband has believed everything his deceased friend told him and continues to neglect our 13-year-old child." - Wife weeps.

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