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The face-off between the estranged husband and wife, who are both pastors of Christ Embassy, has taken a new dimension with Pastor Oyakhilome now removed as a trustee of the United Kingdom’s branch of the popular church.
The development confirms that in addition to the matrimonial squabble the couples are having, an intense power struggle and battle for the soul of the UK branch of the church might be going on between the estranged lovers and partners as well.
With Pastor Chris' name removal, his wife Anita now presides over a seven-man Board of Trustees of the N8.2billion rich branch, church documents reviewed by Premium Times have shown.
The six other members of the board are:
Obi Chiemeka, Ifeoma Onubogu, Nkem Odiakah, Raymond Okocha, Tony Obi and Uche Onubogu, all pastors believed to be loyal to Mrs. Oyakhilome.
Pastor Anita has for long headed the U.K branch of the church but her husband, before what appears his sudden removal, had since inception presided over the Board of Trustees of the charity.
In fact, Pastor Chris had dropped the first hint that there might be a hierarchical row in the church when he reportedly accused his wife of acting like an equal and wanting to overpower the authorities of the elders she met in the church.
Premium Times review of documents filed by the church’s UK branch to the Charity Commission of England and Wales has now shown that Mr. Oyakhilome is no longer a registered trustee of a branch of his church with total asset worth over N8.2 billion (£31 million).
Until he was recently abruptly removed, Mr. Oyakhilome was consistently listed as a prominent trustee since 1996, when the branch was established.
Contrary to the church’s practice of stating reasons for removal of trustees in the past, no reason has been given for the removal of Pastor Chris Oyakhilome from the wealthy UK branch of the church.
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