Popular Nigeria media personality, Toke Makinwa has revealed why she can never change to her partner’s surname in marriage.
The media IT girl made this known in a recent episode of her podcast, she noted that her name is a brand and she had worked so hard to build the brand.
Toke using her failed marriage as an example noted how it was easy for her when they got divorced as she didn’t have to go through the stress of a name reversal, because she didn’t change her surname.
She said, “I kept my last name when I got married. It was supposed to be Toke Makinwa-Ayida but it was only at home that he called me Mrs Ayida.
“I hope that whoever I end up with next would actually love it because Toke Makinwa is staying. I don’t want to hyphenate. But my kids can bear their father’s surname.
“In my marriage, my bank details, my passport, nothing changed. Imagine what I would have gone through trying to change it back when we got divorce. I have built this brand with my blood, sweat and tears.”
Toke Makinwa, was been dragged recently for being one of Nigeria delegates to the COP28 in Dubai.
Many had questioned her reason for being a delegate as the noted that she had nothing to contribute as regards the climate of the country.
The media personnel however maintained that she had the right to be a delegate and owed no one an explanation as to why she had been chosen as a delegate.
