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.
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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