A bride-to-be in Anambra State last week dumped her groom on their wedding day on the flimsy reason that he was not her match.
shockingly, this young woman only came to this ugly realization after the young man had scrounged from his business to train her through higher institutions.
According to PM News, 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.
There was chaos at the wedding which was to take place Saturday, 3 January, 2015 as guests who were shocked over the development started trooping out of the church.
Ekene said he was the one financing her education and they had agreed to get married during her final year. He added that she did not inform him about her decision to back out of the wedding, only for him to get to the church and be informed by the priest about the cancellation of the wedding.
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.
