Renowned social commentator and author Reno Omokri has stated that a bride-to-be’s father should get his father ready to pay for the wedding if her partner kneels to propose marriage to her.

According to him, the act of kneeling to propose to a woman is a culture borrowed from Europe and its practice is completed when the lady’s father pays for the wedding.

Thus, African women who insist their partner kneel before proposing to them must prepare their parents to finance their wedding.

“A man kneeling to propose to a girl is a cultural practice that some Black Africans borrowed from Europe. It is not our culture,” he wrote. “But if you must borrow, then borrow completely. The kneeling is just half of the borrowing. Please fact-check me: In Europe, the bride’s father also pays for the wedding.”

Meanwhile Nollywood actor Peter Edichie has kicked against the ide of Nigerian men getting down on their knees to ask women to marry them.

In a video circulated on social media, the over 72 year old actor could be heard saying,

"Any young man who gets on his knees to propose to a girl, is not just an idiot, he's a bloody fool, a compound buffoon".

The revered actor said in the video that the act is a relocation of the foreign that translate to women taking over the family.

"We are trying to copy white people, right? I believe in the sacrosanctity of our culture, the essence and the core of our culture," he said.

"The white man kneels down to propose to a girl, you know what it means? The girl takes over the family. This is why whenever you disagree with your wife overseas, you are kicked out and the wife takes the house. As a young man, you should be in charge of your destiny. Kneeling down for a woman makes you a fool".

The Lion Heart star also said he does not believe that practice signifies love or civilisation.

"I have lived with my wife for 51 years, nobody has come to say 'please stop beating this woman'. Is it hatred that united us?" he asked his interviewer.

The actor joked that men who insist on going on their knees to pop the question, risk being kicked out of the house by their wives.

"Kneel down before your wife and I'll sympathise with you when she takes over the home," he said.

This is not the first time the actor has fueled controversy over comments pertaining to marriage and relationships.

Similar comments were made in Igbo language by Peter years ago, where he said, "A marriage is recognised when a woman offers her future husband wine on her knees, signifying his authority. Therefore, the wife should kneel before her husband and not the other way round."

He is married to his childhood sweetheart, Josephine and they are blessed with six children. They have been married for more than 51 years and their union is said to be the longest in the Nigerian entertainment industry.

They were both broadcasters and parents to six children. Their sons, Linc and Yul, are both in the Nigerian entertainment industry.

On the contrary, Ghanaian socialite and actress Andrea Owus popularly known as Efia Odo expressed her disapproval of women who take the initiative to propose to men.

She labelled it as an embarrassing and senseless act by ladies.

The budding singer and influencer questioned the rationale behind women kneeling down to propose and pondered whether the act also implies they would bear the expenses of the wedding.

Odo highlighted the traditional social norms in Africa, emphasizing that it has historically been the man's role to kneel down and propose love and marriage to a woman.

However, she acknowledged that modern trends appear to be challenging these traditional gender roles.

“Women stop proposing to men, stop proposing to men, what is that, it’s embarrassing, does it mean you will pay the wedding bills, it’s stupidity,” Efia Odo stated.

Efia was a U.S.-based assistant nurse who relocated to Ghana.

She was born on the 18th of July 1993 and hails from Juaben in the Ashanti region of Ghana and is currently pursuing her passion in acting.

A man from South Africa was in the trends on social media following a tremendous effort to prove his love for his lady.

The 57-year-old, identified as Joseph Kagiso Ndlovu, literally went the extra mile to prove his love by running a 90km (56 miles) marathon to propose to a woman named Prudence.

He was shown in a photo holding a banner asking Prudence to marry him as he approached the finish line of the marathon.

“Prudence, will you marry me? Run 90k for you,” read the banner. Local media and online users have been having a field day talking about the lengths to which the man had to go to woo his lover.

Mr Ndlovu told the BBC on Monday that Prudence, who was at the race to support him, said yes

He said they have been dating since the beginning of this year and plan to get married sometime next year

Earlier, it was not clear she had accepted the proposal and some people online had been egging her on to just accept the proposal.

“As a country, we deserve the answer to the proposal. Cameraman please seek out Prudence. We are invested now” another tweep said.