Oghale Ighele, 29, and his bride, Clementina Agbate, 29, recently married as virgins in a lavish ceremony in Lagos.
The presiding pastor revealed that the bride and groom were virgins when they exchanged vows at the Holy Spirit Mission in Marcillina’s Place, GRA Ikeja.
The groom corroborated the Bishop’s statement, revealing that he and his 28-year-old wife had made the decision to be together until their wedding night.
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His Christian upbringing and counseling, he claims, enabled him to persevere in the face of several temptations.
“While I was growing up, my parents kept hammering on the need for me to keep myself and never mess up and I heeded their advice. I tried to make friends who would not deceive me into having sex before marriage. I was also fully involved in church activities and I thank God for guiding me.” he told The Sun.
The newly wedded lady on her part revealed she made the decision to marry as a virgin when she was a teenager and she feels fulfilled to have been able to keep the vow.
In her words,
“I am happy and fulfilled marrying as a virgin, though it was not an easy thing to do. I took the decision of remaining a virgin till I get married when I was a teenager. Meanwhile, I grew up in a Christian home. So, I had to keep myself.
It was not easy for me. I was severally tempted by my lecturers while in the university. Friends also tried to lure me into fornication and men asked me out. In fact, I went through so many challenges. But what guided me was God and my principle”.
The father of the groom, Bishop Igbele however stated that the groom was not the only one among his children that married as a virgin.