You don’t qualify to be man if you beat a woman, says Pete Edochie

Pete Edochie, the ace actor, says a man can only be qualified to be one if he abstains from beating a woman.

The film star gave his opinion on marriage while commemorating the International Women’s Day (IWD) celebrated last week.

Edochie insinuated that a non-violent man has all it takes to rule a country.

The ace actor, who marked his 77th birthday on March 8, also hailed women for their role in the family. He warned that the strength of a woman lies in her “tongue”.

“My 77th birthday coincided with the celebration of the International Women’s Day. So I want to use this opportunity to congratulate our women. A house is a house but converted to a home only when a woman gets into it. The strength of a woman is in her tongue,” he said.

“If a woman provokes you and you strike her, you do not qualify to be called a man. But if you can cope with a woman, you can run a local government, you can run a country. I want to tell you that.

“So congratulations to all the women. Keep it up. You make us proud. You take care of our children.”

The actor has been married to Josephine for 54 years, and they have five sons together.

Edochie has featured in over 200 movies in his nearly four-decade acting career.

He has starred in films like ‘Things Fall Apart’ and ‘Living with Death’.

He is acclaimed to be the “Lion of Nollywood”.