#MCM: Ivara Esege, supportive husband to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Ivara supported his wife after child-birth by staying home to take care of their daughter for six months (Courtesy)

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a staunch feminist so much so that one would not expect her to consider marriage. What some of her fans may not know is that she is married to a medical doctor, Ivara Esege. It takes a great deal of confidence and self-assurance to be married to a globally admired writer and feminist, and that is why we’re nominating Ivara Esege as this week’s Man Crush Monday.

Dr. Esege was born and raised in Nigeria and graduated with a degree in Medicine in 1989 from the University of Nigeria (UNN). He then pursued a post-graduate degree at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) and completed it in 1995.