“One man, one wife and your marriage will go a long way,” those were the words uttered by Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe during his niece’s wedding on Saturday.

Mugabe was addressing guests at the wedding of his niece Shammah Chidhakwa, who married Nicholas Bhero in Harare, newzimbabwe.com reports.

The 89-year-old leader who has been married to his wife Grace since 1996 reportedly encouraged the newlyweds to remain faithful to each other and urged them to shy away from what he termed the ‘small house’ culture which is fast becoming a norm to many.

Mugabe added that he had also shared the same advice with his ministers whom he expected to lead by example.

“The wealth some of these people have is what is causing problems. Small houses, small houses! I said to Cabinet the other day: ‘looking at all of you, who can I say does not have a small house?’

“Let us not follow that. One man, one wife and your marriage will go a long way,” he was quoted saying.

Mugabe also criticised women for allowing themselves to be ‘concubines’.

“The ladies must fight this out, but they are the people in small houses,” he reportedly said.

The Zimbabwean leader also voiced his concern at the growing number of divorces in the country.

“I get invited to many weddings and often get asked to stand up and dance in celebration, which I do. But later I get told that ah, that wedding has failed and I wonder what I was dancing,” he said.

According to the paper, Shammah, is the daughter of Grace Mugabe’s sister, Rose Chidhakwa.

Source: www.newzimbabwe.com