Emmanuel Thomas l Friday, July 01, 2022
ABUJA, Nigeria – Anita Tonye Okoye, the estranged wife of Paul Okoye, the musical prodigy and member of the iconic Psquare, has filed a petition revealing the sleazy deals of her husband Paul Okoye.
The petition, presented through her lawyers, Ojonimi S. Apeh and J. S Okutepa, SAN did not state if Anita Tonye Okoye wants to end the marriage, neither did she make a demand of office space as alleged in the petition.
Anita Tonye Okoye filed the amended petition dated PET/301/2021 before an Abuja High Court, wherein she stated as follows, “ I know as a fact that the Respondent on 11th of June, 2020, threw the petitioner ‘s sister and I out of the house after we discovered that he had started an illicit affair with one of the house helps, by name Florence.
“That I know as a fact that while sending I and the petitioner’s sister packing, the Respondent also boasted that the reason for his actions was to ensure that the Petitioner’s wings were clipped and that she has no one else to lean on.
“That I know as a fact that the Respondent has shown minimal interest in the upbringing of the children and rarely participates in the discipline of the children. That I know for a fact that the Respondent has always been traveling on music tours and is barely at home and does not have time for family life.
“That I know for a fact that the petitioner founded a company called TannkCo in 2019. That the Petitioner and the Respondent agreed to build a mall where TannkCo would have its main offices and the petitioner contributed N10 million for the purchase of the land and building of the mall.
“That I know as a fact that I have been the respondent upon completion of the mall reneged on the agreement and failed to give TannCo a space in the mall. That I know as a fact that I have been close to the petitioner and the respondent since their marriage and I know that the petitioner had endured a lot of painful experiences in the marriage and I was always encouraging her to continue to do her best for the marriage to survive.
“That I made this written statement in good faith and to the best of my knowledge, information and belief and in accordance with the Oaths Act.
