According to National Enquirer magazine:
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 as 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.
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