The Alake and paramount ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo says it took the grace of God for his marriage to be intact 50 years after .

The monarch said this on Monday, during the celebration of 50 years anniversary of his marriage with his wife, Dr. Tokunbo Gbadebo held in Abeokuta .

According to Alake , the secret of my marriage is the God’s grace. I cannot explain by myself. You just pray to God to bless you with a happy marriage,I pray for it and God answers that prayer.

Kabiyesi said, ” ask God to give you a woman that will be your sister, mother, a wife and role model for every woman, try and understand your feelings with her not to be unduly harsh on her.

“If you work with the Lord, you will surely see the grace of God in every woman”.

While narrating how he met his wife, Alake narrated “I met her at Abeokuta when she was on holiday from an international school and I was on holiday from Ibadan Grammar school.

“We started dating and we both went to Ibadan . I went to Ibadan University and she was still in that international school on the same campus.She went to abroad for two years and when she came back I was in my final year.

“ I joined the army and we were always on each others’ minds . After I finisher in the army school, we got back together. We got married in1971, exactly 50 years today.

“By the time I became the Alake, I have got married for over 30 years or almost 35 years.”

On why he did not marry more than one wife, Alake said ‘I have always told people that the traditional rulers that say Obas should marry more than one wife, even, my grandfather married more than one wife that is their own time and I said that traditional rule cannot work for me”.

In her remarks, Dr. Mrs. Tokunbo said she did not marry Alake ,but, her husband .

She said “We thank God for the grace because is the alpha and omega of our marriage.

“I didn’t marry Alake, I had married him before he became a traditional ruler , but, with the grace of God and prayer we are still together.”

He however advised young people not to marry for money.

He said “If Money is the basic foundation of marriage the marriage will collapse”.

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