Evangelist Ebuka Obi has sparked reactions online after advising a single woman seeking what he described as a marital breakthrough to lose weight because, according to him, a man was coming to marry her and preferred slim women.
In a video circulating on social media, Obi was heard telling the woman to begin exercising and reduce her weight in preparation for the relationship.
“Go and begin to do exercise to lose small weight. A man is coming to marry you, and he likes slim girls. He will end up marrying you, but he likes slim girls. Go and begin to emaciate now,” he said.
The statement has generated mixed reactions online, with some social media users questioning the advice and others debating the extent to which physical appearance should influence expectations around marriage.
The comments have also renewed conversations about the messages given to single people who seek spiritual guidance over marriage, particularly when such guidance includes specific instructions about their physical appearance.
While Obi presented the advice in the context of the woman’s reported search for a marital breakthrough, the claim that a particular man is coming to marry her remains a personal spiritual assertion and cannot be independently verified.
The video has continued to attract attention, with social media users sharing differing opinions about whether the advice was appropriate, insensitive or simply intended as personal guidance to the woman involved.
For now, the exchange remains a subject of online discussion, particularly around relationships, body image and the expectations placed on people seeking marriage.
