Former Big Brother Africa contestant, Elikem, from Ghana has disclosed the amount of money he paid Pokello’s parents as bride price during their traditional wedding.
According to Elikem, Pokello’s parents asked for $25,000. He made the payment, with a deposit of $20,000 paid on the day of the traditional wedding and the remaining $5,000 to be paid at the white wedding.
Elikem stated:
I initially didn’t want to make this information public but people are getting figures wrong so I want to correct it. The lobola (Bride price for a traditional marriage in Zimbabwe) was 25,000 US Dollars. A deposit of 20,000 US Dollars was paid on Saturday and the 5,000 US Dollars balance is to be paid by the white wedding.
I paid a lot of money and before you pay such money for a lady’s hand in marriage you have to be sure she’s the one. Otherwise you will be a silly young man throwing a lot of money away. So it feels good to be married to the right woman. It feels amazing. No mistakes or regrets whatsoever
