According
to Cable News, the wife is seeking a divorce on the grounds of “unreasonable
behaviour” and “adultery”.
She
allegedly outlined several allegations against the Pastor which cannot be
published for legal reasons. Continue...
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.
According
to the online portal, Pastor Chris had been making efforts to avoid divorce in
the hope that the wife would eventually have a change of mind, however, 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.
Anita
recently wanted to go public with the details of her allegations against the
husband but reached an informal agreement to sheathe her sword in the interest
of the church.
Recall
that some church members had sometime in May 10, 2014 launched a facebook campaign, asking: “Where is Rev. Anita Oyakhilome?”
They
said Pastor Chris and Rev. Anita must unite “for the sake of the gospel, the
church and their two beautiful daughters”. They quoted Malachi 2:16 in the
Message Bible: “I hate divorce, says the God of Israel.”
The
facebook page, which has over 3,300 “likes”, was opened with a stated mission:
“This is a Call to Prayer for all believers who understand God’s heart
concerning marriage and a Call to Action by Pst. Chris. #DoWhatYouPreach”.
Officials
of the church quickly moved to deny any rift between the pastor couple. One
official, Kenneth Achumasara, told the media last June thus: “I can tell you
authoritatively that there is no issue between Pastor Chris and his wife,
Anita… If you go to the UK now, you will see her along with the kids. She is
still with him and there is no issue between them. I have been with him for 22
years and the Pastor Chris I know cannot even utter such words as reported. He
will never address such a gathering. She will soon be in Nigeria for a
programme and I will definitely invite you to have access to her.
Oyakhilome
is the President of Believers’ Love World Inc, the registered name of the
Christian ministry, while his wife is the Vice President.They have two teenage
daughters, Sharon and Charlyn.
She looks absolutely Terrific. More photos after the cut...
