A beauty model, entrepreneur and environmental activist, Favour Philip, encountered an irresistible offer from a wealthy businessman he met on her trip from Abuja to Lagos. But considering how Philip is beautiful, many men would offer almost anything to acquire her in their lives.
According to an interview with Saturday Beats, Philip disclosed how a married man once offered her $20,000 and a trip to the Maldives to become his third wife. Expressing the experience and how tempting the offer was,
she said
“He is a wealthy businessman and I met him on an aeroplane from Abuja to Lagos. After a short talk with him, we exchanged numbers and what happened afterwards has left me in amazement till today. The man, who is presumed to be very busy, usually called me almost every hour of the day. I did all I could to avoid him until one day, he requested that we should meet at a popular restaurant in Lagos. After the meal, he made a proposition that left me shocked and a bit tempted, to be honest.
“He offered to give me a whopping $20,000 (approximately N10m) and a trip to the Maldives for my birthday if I agreed to marry him and be his third wife. It was a juicy offer that many ladies would gladly jump at but I stood my ground and did not give in. I can never agree to be anyone’s second wife, talk more of being the third. I was actually under pressure from some friends to accept the offer but I did not budge.”
Encouraging women not to be desperate in such situations,
she said,
“I believe there is nothing a man can give a woman that she cannot provide for herself. We (women) have a lot of potential and we only need to be hardworking and we will attain whatever heights we set our eyes to. An independent woman is a strong pillar in society.”
