Popular Nigerian media personality, Toke Makinwa has dropped a very strong message to whoever it may concern.
The media gurl as she is fondly called, declared that she will never change her surname in marriage, as she gave reasons why she is not going to throw away her surname for her prospective husband.
She disclosed this on her podcast recently.
She said: “I kept my last name when I got married. It was supposed to be Toke Makinwa-Ayida but it was only at home that he called me Mrs Ayida.”
“I hope that whoever I end up with next would actually love it because Toke Makinwa is staying. I don’t want to hyphenate. But my kids can bear their father’s surname.”
“In my marriage, my bank details, my passport, nothing changed. Imagine what I would have gone through trying to change it back when we got divorce. I have built this brand with my blood, sweat and tears.”
For those who don’t know, Toke Makinwa was married to Maje Ayida. They got married in 2014 and the marriage crashed in 2017 over infidelity. Toke and Maje are divorced.