Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, the founder and General Overseer of Action Chapel International, has advised young men to avoid lavish weddings.
Duncan-Williams emphasised that men who borrow money to organise lavish weddings often face frustrations in their home due to the intense pressure from creditors.
According to Duncan-William, individuals must prioritise their lives and avoid spending all their earnings on weddings and end up in debt.
Preaching to his congregation, Duncan-Williams stated, “Most of the foolish things we do are to use our money for other things. For weddings, we go and buy all these white dresses and suits. We spend all the money on weddings.”
“So people have come, you’ve dressed nicely, but you are in debt, and they are calling for their money. Your phone is ringing, and somebody says, the money you collected, when can I have my money? And you can’t tell the lady that you borrowed some money to do shows”, he stressed.
He further recounted his own personal experience, adding that he got married at the 21 or 22.
Duncan-William revealed he got married because he felt pressured to do so.
He added, “You could tell that this guy is confused. I was like a sheep carried to the slaughter. I had no idea of what I was doing. I had no idea of what marriage was – I was just told I should marry, so me too, I married”.
“So let me say to some of you, when you get it all right, don’t do a wedding”, he counselled.
“If I were you, I would take that money that they are going to use for the wedding to do other things for the marriage itself. Just come to the office, sign the document, we bless you, you kiss one another, go home”, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams added.
Also, Daniel McKorley, a renowned Ghanaian businessman and Executive Chairman of the McDan Group, commonly known as McDan, has warned Ghanaian youths that marriage without money can derail them.
According to McDan, one must not marry if they don’t have money.
McDan further revealed that he was afraid of marriage because of ‘chop money’
Speaking at the 2025 edition of PCH Hangouts at the ICGC The New Wine Temple, East Legon, McDan stated, “If you don’t have money, don’t marry. Marriage without money can derail you”.
“I couldn’t marry early because I was afraid of ‘chop money.’ I grew up in an environment where you could see a man physically abusing a woman because of money, and a woman verbally abusing a man because of money.
“So, the institution of marriage was scary for me,” he confessed.
The business mogul further advised Ghanaian youths who sleep more than eight hours a day to start sleeping for four hours.
He noted that young adults need to practice discipline, courage, and personal sacrifice to achieve success.
According to McDan, Ghanaian youths must cut back on sleep to invest more time in self-improvement and service to others.
McDan stated, “If you sleep eight hours a day, start sleeping four hours. Add the extra two hours in serving somebody. There’s a lot of benefit in service. So, start with yourself”.
McDan further noted that many Ghanaian youth are intelligent and full of potential, but often lack the discipline and “finishing power” to make their dreams a reality.
He added, “It’s not money. The finishing power. If you ask me to stop everything and focus on one thing, focus on yourself”.
“Discipline is what the Ghanaian youth need, discipline and a bit of courage. We have smart youth in this country, but they need a bit of discipline and a bit of courage”.