ISEYIN Customary Court in Oyo State has granted a couple a divorce after agreeing with them that their marriage was no longer tenable because they belonged to different political parties and shared opposing views on how society should be run.
Yesterday, Iliasu Salami, 44, told the court that he lost his five-year-old marriage to irreconcilable political differences between him and his estranged wife, Rashidat. He had approached the court seeking the dissolution of the marriage over allegations of disobedience.
Mr Salami told the court that his wife had no regard for him, adding that his opinions did not count in their affairs. In addition, he said his wife joined a different political party against his instruction and wish.
“All efforts to resolve the issue by both families failed. I am pleading with the court to terminate the marriage," Mr Salami said.
Court president Chief Adelodun Oyegbenle, said: “Rashidat’s refusal to show up in court after several summons and the evidence tendered by the husband on the political differences between them are enough to show that no love is lost between the couple. It is unfortunate that the defendant Rashidat did not attend any of the court proceedings despite court summons, so this court hereby dissolves the five-year-old union.”
Chief Oyegbenle ordered Mr Salami to pay N10,000 monthly upkeep allowance for the two children of the failed marriage. It was not revealed what parties the couple belonged to but it believed they are the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress.
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