Emeka Ike now seems to be living out
his life in courts. From the eviction court tussle with his landlord over the
property on which his school was situated, to the battle for the presidency of
the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, and the far-from-over divorce mess his wife
has dragged him into, there seems to be no end in sight with his romance with
courts.
“As I’m talking to you now, I have
not received any divorce notice. Nothing like that happened. I have not
received any letter from anybody. I am a Christian, we don’t divorce” he told
one of our reporters who sought him out on the issue.
Barely a week after his claim, the
case came before a Lagos Island customary court where his wife’s petition
for dissolution of their marriage was heard. Though Emeka was not in court but
his counsel was and so was Emma and her counsel.
In his presentation, Emeka’s counsel
prayed the court to adjourn the case for the next hearing to six months, citing
possibility of settlement between the couple before then.
“My client is ill but I will try my
possible best to ensure that he comes on the next adjourned date. We indulge
the court to give us six months from this day to see if there is possibility of
settlement between the couple,” he said.
In her response, Emma said six
months was too long, adding that the respondent had two years to reconcile with
her but didn’t.
“The last time I wanted to speak
with our children, it was my mother-in-law who picked the call and asked if I
had read Exodus 21 which says that if I go, I shouldn’t return,” she said.
Subsequently, the court President held that only two weeks can be granted and
thereafter August 12, 2015 was fixed as next hearing date.
(c) Vanguard
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