I Never Planned To Be A Polygamist, I Regret Marrying More Than One Wife; Jide Kosoko Confesses

Nollywood icon, Jide Kosoko, has shared his greatest
regrets in life which he attributed to being a polygamist.
The actor, married to four wives, three of whom are dead,
said he does not wish his enemy practice polygamy.
In a chat with the Punch, the 62-year-old veteran actor,
who has over 12 children, spoke on the things he didn’t do
rightly.
He said, “Let me say this today for the first time, from the
beginning of my life I never planned to be a polygamist. I
found myself in that situation and I had to adjust to the
system. I didn’t set out in life to go into polygamy.
“I was never designed to have more than one. My major
regret in life is that I went into polygamy. I regret it,” he
stressed.
“Let me tell you, I don’t pray that my enemy should
practice polygamy. And, this should be a lesson to the
young ones coming. I know some people will say their
religion permits it, but the religion did not enforce it. I have

serious business to do now. I have young children to take
care of.”
The actor said he wished God could reduce his age to 10
because he has many corrections to make.

Asked if he would love to have more children, he said,
“That will be madness. Stage madness. Apart from age, if
you hear that Jide Kosoko welcomes new baby tomorrow, I
am sure you will say this man is mad.
“Am I going to be selling the children to make money?”
Kosoko asked rhetorically.

FG Bans Usage Of Souvenirs At Events

This was in a statement on Sunday in Abuja by the Director
of Information, Federal Ministry of Finance, Salisu
Dambatta.

In a bid to ensure the efficient utilization of public funds, the
Federal Government has banned the procurement and
distribution of bags, T-shirts and other souvenirs at events
funded by Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies
(MDAs).

According to the statement, President Buhari had approved
the ban following recommendations by the Efficiency Unit of
the Ministry.

It said the Chief of Staff to the President, Alhaji Abba Kyari,
had forwarded the directive to the Secretary to the
Government of the Federation, the Head of the Civil Service
of the Federation and the Ministers of Finance and Budget
and National Planning, for implementation.
“The directive which is a recognition of the fact that in a
period of lean financial resources unnecessary expenditure
on overheads such souvenirs are luxuries that the
government must eliminate.
“This will enable release of funds for infrastructure and
services such as health and education that would have
direct positive impact on the well being of the citizenry and
promote economic development.
“The directive also contained specific guidelines that would
reduce the cost of printing Invitation Cards, Programme of
events, Brochures, Folders and Note Pads.
“Among the guidelines are that they should be in black and
white and limited to only one page and in the case of
Brochures they should be streamlined to contain only
essential information,” it said.
Also, the statement said the printing of unnecessary
publications and books of short shelf life has also been
banned.
“MDAs were encouraged to save costs by uploading such
publications on their websites which has the added benefit
of wider visibility,” it said.
President Buhari had set up the Efficiency Unit to review all
federal government’s overhead expenditure with the aim of
reducing wastage, promoting efficiency and ensuring
quantifiable savings for the country.
The Minister of Finance, Head of Service of the Federation,
Accountant-General of the Federation, Auditor-General of
the Federation and Director, Budget Office of the Federation
are members of the Unit.