Pictured: First-class king, Oba Adedapo Tejuoso & his 3 beautiful wives @ son’s wedding

The Osile Oke Ona of Egbaland(in Ogun State), Oba (Dr.) Adedapo Tejuoso, Karounwi III, is one of Nigeria’s highly-revered kings. Happily married to 3 women- Olori Yetunde, Olori Olabisi and Olori Omolara- Oba Tejuoso is a born-again Christian. He had married his wives long before he became born-again. The first-class king had in an interview spoken on why he has more than 1 wife.

According to him, “In the first instance, God knew why He brought the four of us together and he knew what He wanted to achieve. In the Bible, people say one man one wife but really if you look in the Bible thoroughly, I do not see where God specifically says so. The only thing that God says in the Epistles is that if you want to be a bishop in the church, you must be a man of one wife. I am not a bishop, although again I wonder why God is using me as an evangelist.

“God said he would show mercy to whoever He pleases and no one can query that. It’s God who decides all these things. Look at all the kings in the Bible, they are all polygamists. Where do you think King David is today? In heaven of course. Do you know how many wives he had? David was one of the greatest prophets in the Bible: he was a king, he was a polygamist and God told everyone that cared to listen that he was a man after His heart.

“Even Abraham, the father of faith; this is the way I look at this thing. I am not justifying polygamy; I am not saying it is good but I thank God that I was a polygamist before God arrested me and I thank God that He did not arrest me alone but arrested all my three wives with me. So, it is Christ that reigns in our lives.”

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Deji Sadiq, a.k.a DEJI OF LAGOS is a LASU trained Economist turned freelance journalist, a Blogger, an information strategist, a public affairs analyst and a committed activist with a passion for equal opportunities.