I am enjoying my relationship, my partner doesn’t believe in marriage – Iyabo Ojo speaks on why she doesn’t want to marry her partner, Paulo

Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo expressed that she and her partner, music executive and show promoter Paul Okoye, aka Paulo, are relishing their relationship despite not being married.

According to her, they have chosen not to tie the knot because they believe that “marriage is overrated.” The mother of two shared these thoughts in the most recent episode of her TV show, Iyabo Ojo TV, where veteran singer Charly Boy made an appearance as a guest.

She said: “I am enjoying my relationship. I am enjoying it. Luckily for me, he [Paulo Okoye] also doesn’t believe in marriage. We feel like it is overrated.”

Charly Boy concurred: “I agree with you that marriage is overrated. My son called me the other day and said, ‘Dad, why can’t people have a contract and say we will just do five years in marriage and if we are lucky and happy, we renew the contract?’

“It sounds funny but you know, there are different coping mechanisms because these days, marriage is not what it used to be when our parents got married. Marriage is a little bit muddled up now. And people are a little bit more individualistic than they used to be before. Nobody wants to serve anybody. Everybody wants to get their own. So, that’s where the problem starts.”