Veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie has claimed that any man who is able to cope with a woman is capable of ruling a country.

The legendary thespian made this known in commemoration of the International Womens Day (IWD).

The actor, who celebrated his 77^thbirthday on March 8, also praised women for their roles in the family.

Edochie stressed that a womans strength rests in her tongue.

Speaking in a video posted on his official social media page, Edochie noted that any man who hits women out of provocation does not qualify to be a man.

He said while women are not the easiest to be with, they turn a house into a home when they get into it.

My 77^thbirthday coincided with the celebration of the International Womens Day. So I want to use this opportunity to congratulate our women. A house is a house but converted to a home only when a woman gets into it. The strength of a woman is in her tongue, he said.

If a woman provokes you and you strike her, you do not qualify to be called a man. But if you can cope with a woman, you can run a local government, you can run a country. I want to tell you that.

So congratulations to all the women. Keep it up. You make us proud. You take care of our children.

Edochie has appeared in more over 200 films during his nearly four-decade acting career.

He famously appeared in films such as ˜Things Fall Apart and ˜Living with Death.(Vanguard)