The estranged wife of Governor
Sullivan Chime of Enugu
State, Mrs Clara Chime,
yesterday opened up on her
widely publicized alleged
‘mental illness’ and
recounted her ordeal in
confinement at the
Government House, Enugu.
Mrs. Chime, who spoke in
an exclusive interview with
Channels Television, said
she “suffered from
depression” as a result of
her ordeal in the hands of
Gov. Chime.
But she denied having any
mental issues.
It would be recalled that at
an interactive session with
journalists in Enugu last
month, Gov. Chime had
denied the claim made by a
Human Rights activist and
lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana
(SAN), on behalf of Mrs.
Chime, that she was being
held against her will and
kept incommunicado from
the outside world.
Gov. Chime then said his
wife “has some medical
challenges and it would be
very unkind of me to talk
about her condition on the
pages of newspapers”.
He added: “We’ve been
battling her health
challenges prior to my
inauguration in 2011. It was
so bad at a time that she
had to be taken out of the
Governor’s Lodge for
treatment”, but he denied
ever imprisoning her.
Mrs. Chime, who was
eventually ejected from the
Government House, Enugu,
following the negative
publicity that trailed her
ordeal, said she is “now
liberated” and thanked
Nigerians for their support
while her ordeal lasted.
She said: “He (Gov.Chime)
accused me of so many
things, like he told the
whole world that I had
mental problem; he told
people that my friends are
into diabolical stuff.
“I don’t know where he got
that from. That is why I
don’t know what to say
about my husband.
“All I can tell him is that I
wish him all the best in this
life and the life to come
because he is the father of
my son.”
She said she was happy to
regain her freedom.
“I’m just happy. I just
couldn’t believe that one
day I would be myself or be
happy this way.
“I’ve gained a lot of weight.
I’m going to get back to my
normal size. It’s the drug
that they gave me that
caused this. The doctor in
the UK told me that it was
wrong medication because
that is not what I’m
suffering from.
“I’m suffering from reactive
depression. If your husband
is not there for you, nobody
is there for you, my dear
you will break down”, she
said.
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