OPM Pastor announces plans to marry off autistic adopted daughter with incentives

The founder of Omega Power Ministries, Chibuzor Chinyere, has revealed plans to arrange a marriage for one of his adopted daughters, a 21-year-old autistic woman, Chiemeka Chibuzor.

Chinyere made the announcement on Tuesday through a Facebook post, explaining that the move is aimed at securing what he believes is the best future for the young woman.

According to him, he is offering a package of financial incentives and welfare support to any man willing to marry her, though full details of the benefits were not disclosed in the initial statement.

The cleric said the arrangement is intended to provide long-term care, stability, and companionship for Chiemeka, given her condition.

The announcement has since drawn public attention, with many Nigerians reacting to the unusual proposal and raising questions about ethics, consent, and the welfare of vulnerable individuals in such arrangements.

“I am giving out another of my adopted daughters in marriage. Her name is Chiemeka Chibuzor. She is 21 years old and has autism. She can speak and hear well,” the statement read.

Chinyere listed conditions for prospective suitors, stating that the man must be young and “physically and mentally fit in all forms.”

In exchange, he outlined a suite of benefits including lifetime financial support, free housing for life, a jointly built property in both spouses’ names, and regular unannounced visits by OPM staff to monitor the woman’s welfare.

“This arrangement is to ensure that she is properly cared for, protected, and lives a happy life,” the statement added.

The announcement follows a similar and widely publicised arrangement by the cleric in which he organised the marriage of a non-verbal autistic man, widely known as Aboy, to an older woman in a ceremony held on March 29.

That wedding drew mixed reactions, with critics raising concerns about consent, dignity, and the ethics of arranging marriages for people with cognitive disabilities.

Chinyere had subsequently responded to the backlash by gifting Aboy, now renamed Elijah, a Lexus car and a plot of land, and appointing him as an ambassador for the church’s free school for children with autism and Down syndrome.

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