A Retired Police Officer ACP Dr. Benjamin Agordzo has revealed that for five years he was not working as a result of the court action against him, his wife took responsibility for caring for the family.
ACP Agordzo together with Colonel Samuel Kodzo Gameli and one other junior military officer, Corporal Seidu Abubakar were acquitted by a High Court on January 24 this year of treason charges.
During the time he was going to court, he said his wife was able to take care of the family responsibilities because of the value that she added to herself even after marriage.
To that end, he has asked husbands to help their wives add value to themselves either through trade or education so that in difficult moments they can take up the role to provide for the family in the short term.
Speaking in an interview with Johnnie Hughes on the Sunrise show on 3FM, Friday June 14 he said “We must always appreciate the fact that difficult times will always be there when you are going to marry and you have the means, that is why you are marrying but beyond the wedding, you must have a plan, you must have the vision and that vision must be shared with your wife directly or indirectly.
“When difficult moments come she will understand but one important thing I would like to say is that take responsibility financially and everything, but make room also for the woman to play her role so that she will know she also has her responsibilities.
“If you behave like a macho and you have everything, you have many years ahead, 10, 15 or 20 years when there are difficult moments it is difficult for her to adjust and adapt to the new situation.
“One of the things I will advise families is that whatever situation you find yourself tell your wife to add value to herself, whether it is in trade, or going to school so that when a difficult moment comes she will be able to play her role. My example is that for five years I was not working but my wife took over responsibilities.
“We married when I was a Constable and she had just finished training school and we began. Today she has a double Masters, I have a PhD and so as I was moving up, she was also moving up.”
