Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has spoken on why his father, Ezekiel Nwifuru, married over 30 wives and has 108 children.
Mr Nwifuru stated this during the weekend at the coronation of his father as the traditional ruler of the newly created Oferekpe Agbaja Autonomous Community, Sun newspaper reported.
Ezekiel initially married over 30 wives, but the number dropped to 19 after some of the wives were delisted from the family for not bearing children.
Of the 19 wives who birthed the 108 children, the newly crowned traditional ruler is currently staying with 17 of his wives.