Following Nollywood star Jim Iyke’s controversial remark that single mothers are incapable of raising responsible male children, a Facebook user identified as Israel Joe has openly disagreed with his stance.

Joe questioned Jim Iyke’s credibility on the subject, comparing him to former U.S. President Barack Obama, who was successfully raised by a single mother. He argued that it is misguided for anyone to project personal experiences as universal truths, stressing that single parenthood comes with different realities.

According to him, while single parenting is indeed challenging, criticising single mothers without addressing the role of irresponsible fathers shifts the blame unfairly. He pointed out that the paths to single motherhood vary some arise from mistakes, others from deliberate choices, and in certain cases, unavoidable circumstances.

Joe maintained that although single motherhood should not necessarily be glorified, it equally does not deserve disdain. He further questioned Jim Iyke’s moral authority to speak on the matter, describing the actor as an “irresponsible, over-aged bachelor.”

In conclusion, he called for a more balanced and inclusive conversation on social issues, one that considers all perspectives rather than placing the burden solely on women.

In his words:

“Na Jim Iyke naim come better pass Barack Obama wen single mother raise?

Sometimes people just open their mouth and express their limited and one-sided experience, tagging the whole world into their microscopic views of life.

You can attack and interrogate single-motherhood without demonising single mothers as if they are not human beings. While I share the view to stop glorifying single motherhood, we must condemn irresponsible fatherhood as well. Some single motherhoods were mistakes and ignorance, others are intentional, and a few are situational.

Jim Iyke, being a responsible man and irresponsible over-matured bachelor, has no moral compass to say that single mothers cannot raise responsible male children. Is his not being married traceable to being raised by a single mother? Maybe he said so within a small contextual usage, I guess.

I think, as a psychologist, we should interrogate social issues holistically instead of a left-handed navigated circle, seen everywhere.

Comr. Israel Joe #TableBreaker”

See some comments below:

@Nyeche Chuku:For your mind now, you don drop sensible something. Obama wey you dey talk, na him grandma and grandpa train am ooo. Papa dey inside ooo.

@Mosix Rich:E go hard for single mother oh to be honest. If u go accept the challenge call me make we debate on the topic I ready.

@Diamond Festus O Ederaine:Who are you to understand what Jim Iyke said? You called yourself a psychologist and you can’t think. That’s so bad of you.

@Warri Aproko II:You better comot body for this matter or else our own ßàttIé go pass Kessy Oberiko and Billi own