Veteran Nigerian musician Baba Fryo has stirred controversy by claiming that the idea of men cheating in romantic relationships is a Western construct and does not apply to African men.

Speaking on a recent episode of The Honest Bunch podcast, co-hosted by Daddy Freeze, Husband Material, Cole, and Ezinne, the Dem Go Dey Pose crooner argued that African society is inherently polygamous, where men are culturally permitted to marry multiple wives.

He insisted that in African traditions, a man assumes a position of authority over his wife once he pays the bride price—a symbolic and financial act that binds families and communities.

“African men don’t cheat because African culture doesn’t condemn men cheating. It’s Western men who cheat,” Baba Fryo stated.

“African traditions permit men to marry multiple wives. It’s women who can be held accountable for cheating because African men pay bride price. We don’t marry with flowers—we settle both families and the community just to marry. After carrying out all the expensive marriage rites, won’t you see me as a lord over the woman?”

His comments have sparked mixed reactions online, with some agreeing on cultural grounds, while others criticize the statement as reinforcing gender inequality.