Actor, Mr Ibu Dragged For Saying “Cooking Is For Women And Should Be Done By Them”

Nollywood actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, has sparked controversy online over his opinion on who must take up the cooking role in the kitchen in a marital home.

During a recent interview with The Punch, Mr Ibu said that cooking is a woman’s duty which should be done by them except on occasions when their husbands feel the need to cook, to show regard for his wife.

Revealing that that he doesn’t know how to cook and can only boil water, Mr Ibu said:

“My wife knows all about food and it is her duty to take note of that. She makes sure she gives me the best of what I need to eat. I do not take note on my own (of the nutritional value), but my wife does it for me.

“Cooking is for the women and should be done by them, except on few occasions if you just feel the need to cook, which shows you have regard for your wife. Asides that, cooking is a woman’s duty.

“When a man cooks, it is either because the wife is away from home and he’s alone. So, he has to cook for himself. I don’t have the time to do that because of work. Therefore, my wife handles that aspect. I don’t know how often she does that.”

Mr Ibu’s opinion about who is entitled to cook in a family has sparked controversy on social media with some people disagreeing with him, while others concur.

KanyiDaily had earlier reported how a Nigerian lady abandons all her properties and disappeared after cooking ‘rubbish’ for her boyfriend who gave her N7,000 to prepare Egusi Soup in his house.