A 22-year-old woman, Zainab Abidoye, shares her decision to reject a suitor’s marriage proposal due to a significant age gap of around 30 years. Abidoye, a recent graduate of the University of Ilorin, revealed that although the man, known as Alhaji, had supported her financially during their relationship, things soured when he began pressuring her for marriage.
She declined the proposal. In a recent Twitter post, she disclosed that the man had married someone else, sharing a wedding video. Despite feeling a bit hurt, she affirmed no regrets, citing reasons beyond age difference, including toxicity.
She wrote, “Wasn’t expecting my tweet to go viral, but since a lot of people are curious.
“He was 30 years older than me; He wanted me to be his second wife, which I’ve vowed not to ever be; He was toxic (won’t go into details); He has a lot of money to take care of me, which he was generous about can’t lie but that’s not enough reason for me to marry him, it’ll be very bad of me to marry him because of money because what if the money goes away? And I was/am not ready for marriage so….”
“Lastly, I believe in my abilities a lot and I believe I can be a millionaire too in the future so why marry someone I don’t like cuz the the love wasn’t there no matter how hard he tried? I rejected,” she stressed.
Meanwhile, a check by us to verify the claim she had made revealed that Abidoye and the Osogbo-based Alhaji (name withheld) have been dating since she was an undergraduate in the university, and he had allegedly been funding her extravagant lifestyle.
According to the source who craved anonymity, Abidoye was a Hijabi (A Muslim woman who follows the religious practice of wearing a head covering such as a hijab), and that was what grew Alhaji’s interest in her.
“He (Alhaji) funded several of her trips out of the country, and things have been going well between them, but Zainab betrayed him when it was time to marry him, claiming that he is too old.
“It was Alhaji’s son who called her out on social media when his mother informed him.
“In fact, she was given the Young and Getting It Award (YAGA) by her Faculty when she was an undergraduate,” the source added.
However, Zainab’s tweet on September 14, 2023, countered the claim by the source that her trip was sponsored by her supposed suitor as she revealed that her five voyages out of the country were sponsored by her parents.
“My parents have so much faith in me tbh, This is the fifth country I’m travelling to solo and they’ve supported me all the way. So so grateful for them (sic).
