According to The Cable, the dissolution of the marriage
between Christ Embassy Church founder, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, and his wife,
Rev. Anita Odegwa Oyakhilome, has entered the final phase where there seem to
be no going back after numerous pleas…
The wife
is seeking divorce on the grounds of “unreasonable behaviour” and “adultery”.
She outlined several allegations against the pastor which cannot publish for
legal reasons. The divorce case, with Suit No FD14D01650, was filed on April 9,
2014 at Divorce Section A, Central Family Court, First Avenue House, High
Holborn, London, UK, on Anita’s behalf by Attwaters Jameson Hill Solicitors, a
full-service law firm with expertise in commercial law and a strong consumer
focus in family, wills and estate, personal injury law and medical
negligence.
Efforts
to reconcile the popular couple, whose church is one of the biggest
denominations in Nigeria and has branches all over world, have failed. They
have two teenage daughters, Sharon and Charlyn." Continue...
Oyakhilome
is the president of Believers’ Love World Inc, the registered name of the
Christian ministry, while his wife is the vice-president. The pastor, according
to an elder of the church, has denied allegations of adultery and believes his
wife is being influenced by “bad friends” who are intent on destroying their
home. While Anita believes she has been relegated in the scheme of things in
the church, her husband has reportedly accused her of trying to usurp power and
authority above her seniors in the ministry. Sources told TheCable that the
pastor had been making efforts to avoid divorce in the hope that the wife would
eventually have a change of mind. However, the decree nissi was served on the
charismatic pastor in his hotel room during a recent visit to the UK. Decree
nissi, in legal terms, is like a yellow card in a football match which is a
precursor to a red card (“decree absolute”) if no new evidence is provided to
stall proceedings. Church insiders said Oyakhilome had been hoping for rapprochement,
but he was left with no option than to receive the papers when the lawyers
cornered him at his hotel in London. The decree absolute, which will
effectively end the marriage, is expected to be issued soon while terms of the
divorce will be worked out by the lawyers on both sides.
Source: TheCable
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