By Rita Okoye
Popular Enugu-born relationship coach, Princess Joseph Okechukwu, who broke the Guinness World Record for the longest interviewing marathon by an individual, has said that she aimed to revive dying family values.
Okechukwu conducted interviews for 72 hours and 12 minutes, surpassing her initial target of 65 hours and 30 seconds.
The marathon, titled “Kings’ Couples Palooza,” began on December 5 and ended on December 8, 2024, at Independence Layout, Enugu, where she interviewed 103 participants. These consisted of couples, singles, widows, and divorced individuals, on topics related to relationships, marriage, and personal growth.
In a chat with Saturday Sun, Princess Okechukwu thanked God for the opportunity to have achieved one of her biggest goals in life.
She explained that the zeal to inform the world about the beauty of marriage prompted the Guinness World Record attempt.
“I believe that there is a need for global awareness of marital rejuvenation and family strengthening, according to UN Goal 16 (Peace, Family Strengthening).
“There is a need to promote marital rebirth and family preservation through mutual respect, meaningful connections, understanding of gender roles and responsibilities, trust, and right communication in relationships,” she stated.
She acknowledged that some challenges almost demoralised her but her strong will and determination pushed her through.
Princess Okechukwu said: “Although I didn’t meet my initial proposed expectations, I believe that I delivered my best effort considering the resources available to me. I sought to demonstrate that a determined girl-child can accomplish extraordinary feats despite obstacles, as long as she believes in herself. Another source of my motivation was to make my husband, children, family, community, state, and country proud.”