Ghanaian gospel musician, Evangelist Edward Akwasi Boateng, has opened up about the personal challenges he faced in his marriage, revealing that financial instability played a key role in his divorce.
In an interview on Kumasi-based Akoma FM, the gospel minister shared how the breakdown of his marriage affected him both emotionally and spiritually.
According to Akwasi, his wife decided to end their marriage after he encountered financial difficulties, a situation that he says tested his faith and resilience.
He confessed that the marriage started to fall apart two decades after he had been unfaithful, not due to the affair itself, but because his financial situation began to deteriorate.
He said “My wife didn’t divorce me when I cheated on her at a time when I was financially comfortable… Back then, I travelled abroad often, and she stayed with me. She even gave birth to our three children. They’re now 20, 16 and 14 years old.”
He explained that although the incident had occurred twenty years earlier, it resurfaced with renewed intensity just as he was experiencing a period of deep financial struggle.
“She suddenly began complaining about the cheating that happened 20 years ago, and she made it seem as though it had happened recently. Because of that, she left the house and stayed elsewhere for six months until I went to beg her to return,” he stated.
However, their reconciliation was short-lived. Evangelist Akwasi revealed that once his wife gained financial independence, their marriage began to unravel even further.
He added that “When she came back, she became financially stable, bought a car and even built her own house… That was when things became worse. She said she couldn’t be with me anymore and that even if the Pope begged her, she wouldn’t change her mind. We’ve been divorced for the past six years.”
Despite the personal setback, the evangelist says the experience strengthened his relationship with God and reshaped his outlook on life.
He further encouraged young couples to build strong foundations based on trust, communication, and shared values rather than material comfort alone.
The evangelist’s candid revelation has sparked conversations about financial stability, marriage, and the role of faith during life’s challenges, highlighting the pressures many families face in today’s economy.
“My wife divorced me six years ago. She left as soon as I became financially unstable and began bringing up a mistake I made 20 years ago.”
-Evangelist Edward Akwasi pic.twitter.com/Ppvq9OnoKK
— Ghana Chronicles (@_GhChronicles) December 2, 2025
