Nollywood actor Charles Inojie has sparked controversy after claiming that “side chicks” are important for the survival of some marriages.

According to a report by InstablogNaija, the actor shared the opinion during a discussion on the BeerParlourTalkShow podcast, where he spoke about the rising rate of divorce and what he believes is responsible for the breakdown of many marriages.

According to Inojie, one major reason divorce is becoming increasingly common is that people have moved away from what he described as God’s original design for marriage.

“One of the reasons the rate of divorce is high is because we humans have left God’s original design for marriage,” he said.

He went on to make a controversial claim that God created side chicks as a way for married couples to navigate difficult periods in their relationships.

Inojie argued that when things become difficult between a husband and his wife, a man could turn to his side chick rather than allow challenges in his marriage to lead to separation.

“For instance, God knows marriage would not be easy, that’s why He created side chicks so that when things are hard at home, the man can use the side chick to save the marriage because side chick is very important in every marriage,” he said.

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