Though details are still sketchy, fillers emanating suggest
that Chris Oyakhilome, Senior Pastor of the Christ Embassy Church may have
finally come to his senses, ditched his bevy of ladies and reconciled with his
wife, Anita Oyakhilome (Nee Ebodaghe).
In the height of their marital crisis, Anita had sought
divorce based on what she described as her husband’s inexplicable behaviour.
Investigation revealed that Chris over time had developed a
habit of surrounding himself with female Church members, some of who lived with
him in his Lagos home, popularly referred to as « White House.
Some of the ladies, particularly one Pastor Yemisi Kudehinbu,
a pharmacy graduate of the University of Lagos who is in her late forties played the role of his wife.
Her closeness to Chris Oyakhilome dates back to the 90’s, when she was a Pastor
of the Christ Embassy Student Fellowship (Believers Love World). As soon Anita
travelled to London over the failing health of one of their daughters, Yemisi
moved in with Chris. She lived with him, cooked for him, bought his clothes,
drove him around and travelled everywhere with him.
However, she moved out anytime Anita was in Nigeria, but
returned as soon as Anita travelled back to London.
Even after their daughter fully recovered from her ailment,
Anita was not allowed to return to Nigeria, she was only allowed to visit
during Church programmes, such as camp meeting e.t.c. Elder T. Oyakhilome,
Chris Oyakhilome’s father intervened several times, but his efforts were
rebuffed by his son.
While Anita Oyakhilome was only allowed to visit her
matrimonial home, Yemisi lived and thrived there. Yemisi became so powerful
within Christ Embassy that she could hire and fire, she began to override
decisions by many senior pastors in the ministry including Anita.
Irked by this and many other development which we can’t pen
down, Anita Oyakhilome sought to be accorded more respect in her home and the
ministry she co-founded. When her request was rebuffed by her husband, Chris
Oyakhilome, she quit her job as Pastor, stopped attending the Church and filed
for divorce.
Chris Oyakhilome responded with a televised broadcast,
saying: « A child of God must not divorce . » “My wife (Anita) is a bitter
woman. I am not a preacher, I am a man of God, where was the wife of Peter or
Paul mentioned in the Bible.”
This assertion made many question to Chris Oyakhilome’s
understanding of the scriptures, because Paul, whom he cited his name, urged
Christian men to deal with their wife with understanding. Paul called the wife
joint- heir of the grace of life and that if a man does not treat his spouse
right his prayer will be blocked.
In the heat of the crisis, Pastor Chris transferred his chief
security officer, Pastor Pat, from Lagos to Benin for informing his (Chris)
mother about his ordeal and suspended a female Pastor who raised prayer request
for his marriage.
Our checks reveal that Pastor Yemisi Kudehinbu, who lived
with Chris Oyakhilome for more than 18 years playing wifey, had threatened to
expose him, if he ever returned to his real wife (Anita). However, it remains
to be seen if she will carry out her threat
Culled From:
Enquiremag
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