A Nigerian woman, Florence Friday, reportedly called off her wedding due to her groom’s reluctance to move out of his family home and rent an apartment.
The wedding, initially set for May 4th, 2024, in Farin Lamba, Vom, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, was allegedly cancelled over a month prior, according to her cousin, Anny Roberts. Contrary to earlier reports, the cancellation was not abrupt but stemmed from various issues.
Florence had allegedly asked for N30,000 to book her wedding gown, receiving only half from the groom, Morgak James Seri, prompting tension.
Furthermore, Florence requested Morgak to move out of his family home and rent an apartment, leading to disagreements despite prior agreements.
According to Naomi Kareem, Florence’s cousin, Morgak pressured her to marry quickly so she could care for his sick parents. The groom’s cousin, Gotau Nenpoji Gotau, corroborated that the wedding was called off due to Florence’s insistence on Morgak renting an apartment.
According to Morgak,
“It all started like a joke. In about two weeks to the wedding, one faithful day while they were on phone call gisting about their wedding plans. She then ask him a question, where did you say we are going to stay after our wedding. He replied; at Vom. and she ask, with your parents? He answered yes, and further said, but for just two months so i can figure out what next, probably to rent a place in Vom since that’s where i make my earns need. Then he ask, why is she asking him that question when they have discuss about it already. She said she is no longer inline with that agreement and insisted that he must rent a house before the wedding date, with emphasis that the house must be rented in Jos not Vom,” he narrated.
“Politely, he responded; we will rent a house wherever you so wish and desire but after the wedding, because I have a lot of things to put in place at the moment before the wedding date which you’re aware, he said!
“He even went too weird to calculate for her what her family ask him to provide before he comes to pick her the day before the D-Day (eve) and it cost more than 500k (+ T.P) aside from the wedding plan itself.
“Upon that, she still insist that he must rent the house “IF NOT NO WEDDING”. He again reminded her of their agreement to stay for two months in the family house after the wedding before parking out and sequel to that, renting a house now will be more or less economic illiteracy and again at a peak of this hard time, his strength can’t shoulder that burden and it’s too late to go about looking for a house prompt to the wedding date.
“He further said, beside what is the essence of renting a house in Jos when none of them is working or running any business there. He could have consider that option if any of them is working in Jos or running any business there. But she said she is not going to stay in the village and that’s her final.”
