An Anambra State bride-to-be dumped her
groom on their wedding day.
PM News reports that, the woman, Ifunanya
Igwebuike was supposed to get married to
Ekene Uzoigwe but refused to show up to the
wedding on Saturday, 3 January, 2015.
Guests were already present to witness the
ceremony at St. Patrick Catholic Church,
Umuchu in Aguata Local government,
Anambra. Uzoigwe and the guests waited for
Igwebuike for several hours. She eventually,
sent a message to the Parish Priest, who was
supposed to conduct the wedding, Rev. Father
Lawrence Maduagwu, informing him that she
was no longer interested in the wedding.
Igwebuike reportedly stated that she cancelled
the wedding because she is a school graduate,
and couldn’t marry a school drop-out like
Uzoigwe.
Uzoigwe is a business man based in Abakiliki,
Ebonyi State. He had met and fallen in love
with Igwebuike in their hometown, Umuchu.
He subsequently proposed to her, and she
accepted the proposal based on the agreement
that he would pay her tuition fees.
They had
agreed to get married after her final year in
school.
Uzoigwe who paid the school fees as
promised. She attended Federal Polytechnic,
Oko. He also took care of her, sending her
money frequently.
The groom expressed shock at her sudden
change of heart, as all seemed to be well prior
to the wedding day.
He had already paid the bride price, and
given her parents N160,000 to prepare for the
wedding.
’ “If she had informed me, I would
not have made arrangements. We had
already cooked food and bought drinks
for the wedding,” he said.
Her parents have agreed to pay him back all
the money, stating that they couldn’t force her
to get married.
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