the Government House in Enugu
claiming she had been
under pressure to remain as wife
of the Enugu State Governor,
Sullivan Chime.
She said she would have walked
away from the marriage during the
period Chime was sick and was
away for five months, but
remained on "very compassionate
grounds." Mrs. Chime said her thinking was
that the sickness would change
the governor's ways towards her
but that he got worse months
after his return from cancer
treatment abroad. According to her, on many
occasions she attempted to leave
but her family members, for pecuniary reasons , insisted she stayed put. She said even when it was apparent
that Chime no longer wanted the
marriage, her family would not let
her go. She disclosed this through the
mobile phone of one of her male
siblings, about four hours after
she eventually packed out from
the Governors' Lodge on Monday. The sibling declined revealing
his identity to The PUNCH, but
stated that he was one of the
few family members who
supported Mrs. Chime's agitation
to quit the marriage. He said if he revealed his identity,
it could cause a stir between him
and other family members with
whom members of the Chime
family were still holding meetings
on the matter. He claimed that Chime had long
lost interest in the marriage but
held forth because he (Chime)
didn't want his image stained.
"So there was no need joining other
family members into forcing her to remain in a marriage that he (the
governor) was no longer interested
in," said the source. He said, "Governor Sullivan Chime
just wanted to keep her within the
lodge for fear that she could open
up on certain things she knew
about him if she was allowed to
leave unceremoniously." When the source eventually
brought Mrs. Chime on the phone to
speak with our correspondent, she
said, "I regained my freedom to
move around on Saturday and I
eventually forced my way out of that place (Government House)
today (Monday)." She said, "I am not the one who is sick, but I became sick because
of the way I was treated. There
are some things people would do
to you that make you sick or even
die.
Source The Punch
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