The Right Spouse

By Samuel A. Adetunji

The author writes the story ”The Right Spouse”, to correct the ongoing norms of breakups, divorces, and domestic violence that has been facilitated by lack of understanding, trust, mutual love, care, and the forceful elopement plan by the parents of a young man or woman to the spouse of their own choice.

The author views that knowing and living with the right spouse could be seen as one of the best achievements a man could attain in life. This story is a prose that is based on facts that are embedded in the African Society. Written from the story of one of the writers’ close relations, the biography gains more insights as it unfolds in the chapters of the book.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Commune Writers Int'l
• Release date: Nov 8, 2020
• ISBN: 9781005808914

Samuel A. Adetunji

Samuel A. Adetunji is a visually impaired student, he was born on February 10, 1996. He attended Pacelli school where he learned how to use the Braille in reading and writing.He had his primary education at Pacelli after which he went to the federal government college Ijanikin. Having schooled at Ijanikin for 6years, he attained his senior secondary school certificate by the year 2017.He was able to gain admission into the Lagos state university [LASU] to study History and International Relations. Aside from studying at Lagos State University, he did his internship at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs where he was exposed to the practical aspect of his course of study.His views towards relationships, love stories, marriages and the rate of divorce in the society at large is what has prompted him to write the book,'' The right Spouse''.

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DEDICATION

This book is dedicated to my parents, Mr. Solomon Adeniyi Adetunji and Mrs. Modupe Rebecca Adetunji with special reference to my mother who played the role of THE RIGHT SPOUSE.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I give utmost thanks to God Almighty who has made it very possible for me to write this book.

I would also like to express my profound gratitude towards some principal contributors, who in one way or the other gave their support to ensure that this book became a success. I would like to appreciate my mother, Mrs. Modupe Rebecca Adetunji, for the support she gave to make the dream behind this book a reality.

I would also like to appreciate a friend of mine, Pinheiro Babatunde Kehinde, who assisted me in writing THE RIGHT SPOUSE from the beginning to the end. He could be regarded as the brain behind this book.

Other contributors are Israel Rachel Temitope, who helped in converting the manuscript into a soft copy, and Olubamwo Pelumi Dorcas, the editor of this book.

FOREWORD

SAMUEL A. ADETUNJI’S THE RIGHT SPOUSE is about getting the right partner in a relationship, a partner who is understanding and supportive especially during trying times. It also unveils the efforts of a man in playing the role of ‘a mother’ to his children before finally getting a mother figure in the home, who so happens to be The Right Spouse. This book explains the need for spouses to endure hardships in their marriage. The author; Samuel A. Adetunji, writes the story intending to correct the ongoing norms of breakups, divorces, and domestic violence that have been facilitated by the lack of understanding, trust, mutual love, and care as well as anger which comes up as a result of having to get married to someone chosen by one’s parents. He asserts that marrying the right spouse could be seen as one of man’s best achievements in life. This story is a prose that is based on facts that are embedded in African societies. It also happens to be the true-life story of the writer’s close relation and this makes the biography open to more insights as it unfolds in the chapters of the book.

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THE FAMILY OF MR AND MRS AKANDE

CHAPTER 1

The family of Mr. and Mrs. Akande consists of five individuals, the parents and their three children, two boys and a girl. The eldest of the children is the girl and her name is Adebimpe. The second and third children are named Ademola and Adewale respectively. Mr. and Mrs. Akande are uneducated and they both hail from the small village of Ijere in Oyo. They tend to a farm as a means of livelihood. Mr. Akande was a farmer before he got married to his wife, Joke. Joke was selected by his parents to be his wife since he was still single at the age of forty. He married her nonetheless even though she was not his choice. He was willing to put an end to his mother’s incessant complaint about his unmarried status and the need for him to give her grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Akande were able to give birth to Adebimpe, their first child, before the demise of his mother.

After the birth of Adebimpe, things were no longer rosy for them the way they were before their marriage. They toil hard on their farm year after year and sell the produce to ensure that they sponsor their daughter, Adebimpe, through her primary and secondary education. Few more years into their marriage, they gave birth to Ademola and Adewale. At the birth of these two, matters became worse since the number of mouths that need to be fed increased sporadically to five. Despite the hardship faced by them, Mr. and Mrs. Akande were able to see Ademola and Adewale through their primary and secondary school education.

Ademola, unlike the rest of his siblings, nursed the desire to further his education up to the university level. To accomplish this, he decided to raise the money to buy the form for the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Examination by himself. He was able to raise the money by doing several menial works for over a year. He understood that he needed to write the exam and pass well to gain admission into a university, so Ademola created time every