The Household of God
Ministry on Monday released an official statement, announcing the dissolution
of the marriage of its founder/General Overseer, Christopher Akpoborie Okotie,
to Stephanie Henshaw.
The flamboyant preacher and
three times presidential candidate of FRESH Democratic Party had on Sunday
announced the separation to his congregation.
The official statement
signed by the spokesman for the church, Ladi Ayodeji, read: “Pastor of our
church, the Household of God, Oregun, Lagos, Rev. Chris Okotie,
announced his separation from Stephanie, his wife of four years, at the end of
service last Sunday.”
Mr Ayodeji said both parties
arrived at this decision after careful review of the prevailing circumstances
which pointed to the fact that it is the best option for them at this time,
adding that both Pastor Okotie and his wife, Stephanie, have agreed to be
silent on detailed reasons for the separation.
“They also agreed not to
divulge details of this incident for personal reasons,” the statement added.
Rev. Okotie thanked
concerned friends and well-wishers and asked for understanding, while
expressing the “hope that their decision would be respected as no further
details would be given on this issue.”
On August 7 and 8, 2008, the
pop singer turned preacher married Stephanie Henshaw. The wedding was a
colourful celebration of the couple who had both been previously married.
Mr Okotie, a law graduate,
had been divorced from his first wife, Tyna, for over a decade while then
38-year old Stephanie had tasted two earlier marriages and had three children
from the earlier marriages. Okotie’s marriage to Stephanie was his second
attempt at matrimony. He was first married to Tyna for 17 years, but the
marriage packed up without any child
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