The
Overcomer’s Church World Outreach, where the wedding between Nollywood
actor Solomon Akiyesi to a new wife was disrupted today by his
legitimate wife, has responded to the incidence.
The
church’s response What was meant to be a day of celebration – the
wedding ceremony of one of our members Uloma Agwu to Mr. Solomon Akiyesi
at the Overcomers Church World Outreach in Aguda – was sullied by an
ugly incident.
Immediately
following the praise and worship session and before the officiating
commenced, a woman who claims to be the lawful wife of the groom
disrupted the ceremony. She was accompanied by people who sought only to
wreck havoc in the church. They were unruly and violent. We regret the
ugly series of events that followed this brash display
At
the Overcomers Church, we do our due diligence to ensure a couple set
to wed is right in the eyes of the law and in the eyes of God. To the
best of our knowledge, Mr. Akiyesi, was unmarried. The Overcomers Church
World Outreach regrets that the woman who disrupted the wedding chose
such a time to do so
There
is no ideal situation here, but it would have been right that she bring
the case before church officials in a manner befitting a house of
worship. This was not the case. The groom, Mr. Akiyesi, has apologized
to the Church, his bride-to-be, Ms. Agwu, and family and friends that
gathered for the wedding.
“This
happened because I tried to cut corners,” he said. He admits he did not
properly dissolve his previous marriage to his first wife and says he
is determined to do what is necessary to rectify the awful situation. We
apologize for the ugly scene this caused at our Church and apologize to
those who witnessed it. It is not exemplary behavior and not who we are
as a Church. The General Overseer of the Overcomers Church World
Outreach, Bishop N.E. Moses, addressed the congregation after order was
restored.
Bishop
Moses prayed for the couple, Mr. Akiyesi and Ms. Agwu, but he did not
legally wed them – no documents were signed so as not to disobey the
law. Mr. Solomon Akiyesi and Ms Uloma Agwu will not be legally joined
together until the matter is properly settled by lawful authorities. Our
Bishop has urged us to take a lesson from this and be careful of the
decisions we make in life, so the consequences don’t hurt us in the
future. It is a lesson we take well.
We
stand by Ms. Agwu. She has been a dedicated member of the church and we
will continue to support her and Mr. Akiyesi. It is our hope and prayer
that in all of this, God is glorified and His house of worship above
reproach. Chika Moses Media Representative, Overcomers Church World
Outreach
How stupid is the pastor of this church? Some clicks in the internet and you know, that Linda and Solomon Akiyesi married at the May 14th 2010.
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