Entertainment pundit, Nana Frimpong Ziega
Entertainment pundit, Nana Frimpong Ziega, has expressed his stance regarding the practice of women usually adopting the surnames of thier husbands.
In a discussion on Neat FM, spotted on Instagram on March 4, 2025, Nana Frimpong Ziega said women shouldn’t change their surnames to that of their partners because it negatively affects them during divorce.
Citing gospel musicians Empress Gifty and Obaapa Christy, he said the singers are suffering from identity crisis because they adopted the names of their former partners.
“If a woman is getting married, she does not change the name that was given to her by her father to that of their husband. Because Obaapa Christy and Empress Gifty are suffering from an identity crisis. A lot of people still call Obaapa Christy Christaina Love and Empress Gifty Gifty Osei but that is not their names.
“They are no more with their husbands, yet people keep calling them by their names. It would create a lot of problems for you, especially when you want to create a document, you would now have to swear an affidavit,” he established.
He added that he would not allow his daughters to indulge in such practices.
“There is no daughter of mine who would adopt the name of their husband. I don’t know the husband from anywhere, moreover he is not my blood. So what happens just in case the two get divorced,” he maintained.
However, Nana Frimpong Ziega, after making such comments, was tagged as a double-standard person by netizens.
This is because, when asked if his wife carries his surname, he confirmed that she indeed does.
“The name of my first wife is Vivian Frimpong,” he stated.
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