Gospel artiste, Sammie Okposo, has publicly apologised to his wife, Ozioma, after cheating on her, regretting the pain it has caused her and the family.
In a statement shared on his Instagram page, Okposo said he met the said lady in the US in the last quarter of 2021 and got intimately involved with her.
He said he is ashamed of his action and regrets it as it has caused a lot of pain to his wife and family.
Okposo stated that he will be suspending all ministry works for now until he regains full restoration. He prayed for his wife to forgive him and promised to work all through his life to gather her trust back.
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His statement reads ”Dear Friends,
”I need to bring a very unfortunate incident to your attention as I am not proud of it but know that this is the right thing to do.
On my recent trip to the USA (Late 2021), I got intimately involved with a lady, knowing that this was not appropriate as a married man and a minister of the gospel. I am ashamed and regret my actions as it has caused a lot of pain to my dear wife, Ozioma, my family and I.
As I work in making peace with God, repenting and asking for His forgiveness, I am suspending myself from all ministry work until full restoration as this is what is proper and what I know I owe God and His people.
To my wife, Ozioma. I am sincerely sorry I put you through this shameful and embarrassing situation. I broke your trust and disappointed you. Your forgiveness of my moral failure and poor judgement is important to me. I pray I will eventually be able to build back the trust and confidence every single day for the rest of my life.
I want to take this moment and apologize to all Fathers and Mothers of the Faith and ministers of the Gospel for my behavior and moral failure. I won’t be here if not for your investment and belief in what God has called me to do. I sincerely apologize for this embarrassing situation.
To all that have been a part of my ministry, followed my ministry or know me personally, I am truly sorry for disappointing you. I regret any pain or disappointment that this news of my moral failure and poor judgement may cause you and I am truly sorry for disappointing you. I humbly ask that you continue to pray for me…”
‘Sammie Okposo impregnated me– Lady reveals
Meanwhile, an American lady, based in Texas, identified as African Doll, has accused Nigerian gospel music minister, Sammie Okposo, of impregnating and abandoning her.
The lady in question made the accusation in a discussion with a YouTuber, Obodo Naija TV.
She disclosed that she met Sammie in Texas when he was on a tour of the US and he invited her to his hotel where she spent the night and messed around with him.
Alongside screenshots of a conversation with the gospel artiste, Doll claimed she had a relationship for months and spent time together until she found out she was pregnant in January.
She stated that Sammie told her to abort the baby when she informed him of the pregnancy.
“Sammie okposo got me pregnant and does not want to take responsibility and blocked me on all social media platforms.
“We met at a concert in one church close to my home and we started following each other on Instagram. He asked for my number from Instagram and we started conversing regularly.
“He invited me to his show in Houston Texas in November 2021, he invited me to his hotel and we hung out. I spent the night with him until the next morning.
“We kept speaking even when he invited me to Nigeria, we messed around on several occasions. I am accountable for my part. In December again , he invited me to his show and we messed around.
“I know it’s wrong what I did sleeping with a married man and tried to communicate with him so we can find a way out but he kept telling me I’m trying to disgrace him.”
She, however, said she’s not trying to get anything from him or blackmail him but he disrespected her by calling her names.
“After I left the hospital and called him, he told me to do the needful and get rid of the child after I told him I was pregnant.
“He blocked me and called me names when the issue of the baby came up,” she claimed.
She added that she came out because Sammie has left her to sort out the issue alone.
