I can never lose my place or be displaced by anybody, my name is Mercy Johnson-Okojie, I never have such fear
Cover Super lover, enchanting dad, that’s Prince Okojie Husband of Nollywood belle, Prince Odianosen Okojie, has etched on the sands of time subliminal nuggets for successful marriage, the avid tycoon and politician did this effortlessly. Only the brave will give wings to his wife’s towering career when off course something back at home may well suffer for it. Theirs, read like a fairy tale, and more interestingly are the unassuming roles Okojie played in calming the tempest that greeted their marriage in the wake of it. About love, business and family, the Benin prince speaks When did you meet your wife and how has your marriage been so far? Prior to our marriage, I’ve known my wife for three years, we actually met in 2008. We started living together in 2009 and we got married in 2011. It’s been God all the way, there’s no miracle or anything much, it’s just been God. With marriage break-ups and celebrity dramas, I think it depends on what one wants, for me, when I met my wife, I knew she was the one for me. The love, the affection and the tender care is there and though we might have some misunderstanding but when we sleep over it, we move on. My wife is my best friend and I hold her in high esteem and as a result of this, we don’t quarrel often. When we do, we grow from it and move to the next level. Have you gone on for a day or night without talking? Sometimes when you are angry, do you want to sleep over it and not talk to her? No! Never! I have a very big house, my wife has a very big room and so do I, but she has never spent the night in her room for one day. Sometimes when I tease her and say ‘go to your room’, she tells me ‘this is our room not your room’ and so most times we are always together. I have never experienced anything like this, my marriage to her is so sweet and I’m enjoying it to the fullest. Like I said, I won’t give the kudos to man but to God Almighty who has kept us in happiness, in peace and in harmony. What kind of work do you do and how long does it take you? I am a business man and I’ve been in business since 2006 since I got into Nigeria. I do oil and gas, I work with the federal government on contract basis, I’m into transportation and I’m into real estate. I’m a workaholic; I do any kind of business provided it’s legal. Any legitimate business that will fetch me money, I do it. What is the longest time, you have spent away from your wife? I think about two to three weeks. I travel a lot and when I do, I’m usually in a hurry to get home. The most time I’ve stayed abroad is three weeks, no matter what part of the world I’m in, in three weeks, I must be back home. Kids take so much attention when they start coming, and now that you have three, do they threaten how much time you should enjoy with your wife? Not at all, my kids are lovely. They are also reasons why I hurry to get back home when I travel because they are always saying ‘where’s my daddy, call my daddy, I need to speak to him’. There’s no divided attention at all, love is where it is. I play Ludo, Chess and Scrabble with my wife and my kids know that mum is fun to daddy and dad is fun to mummy. Do you have people or marriages that you try to pattern your marriage after? Not at all, God sent my wife to me. A lot of people want to emulate me, they look up to us and say they want to be like us. I do not give glory to man but to God because of this and what I think has kept us strong is because I’ve been able to love her. What has being the longest holiday you’ve spent together and where did you both go? We travel together a lot, we’ve been on all the continents together. The last time we went to the US, we had a very quiet time, we were in the US for three weeks and from there we also went to other parts of the world. We do everything possible to enjoy ourselves whenever we travel. God sent my wife to me, a lot of people want to emulate us, they look up to us and say they want to be like us. I do not give glory to man but to God ‘
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