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Alhaji Banda’s first wife files for divorce after 48 years in marriage – Report

Cassandra Banda, the first wife of business tycoon Alhaji Asuma Banda has reportedly filed for divorce after 48 years in marriage.

A report by MyNewsGh.com cited court documents in which Mrs Banda is seeking the annulment of their marriage.

She argues in the court papers that she should be awarded 60% of Banda’s estate citing the role she played in supporting the sick millionaire from his early days when they met in London.

Kassandra met and married the then 41 year old Asuma Banda in London in 1874 but she contends that the marriage “has now reached a point of irreconcilable differences after years of alleged philandering by her husband which she largely ignored” MyNewsGh.com report stated.

Alhaji Asuma Banda has recently been in the news after viral videos of a custody battle around his bedside at 37 Military Hospital was circulated on social media.

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