The wife of the late former governor of Ondo State, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has described as fraudulent, plans by the Ondo State government to organise a memorial lecture in honour of her husband, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.
The former Ondo First Lady in a statement tagged, “Re: Purported Aketi lecture by Ondo State government”, posted on her verified X account, formerly known as Twitter, described the proposed memorial lecture as a “yahoo #419 lecture.
She accused the Ondo State government of using her husband name for personal gain. She emphasized that the state government did not carry the family along for the lecture.
According to her, neither she nor her family was informed about it. “Lucky can’t be serious! Which legacy? My foot! This is not for Aketi because I and my family are not aware. Damn it!” she wrote.
She said the memorial lecture was an insidious propaganda, saying “you and your co-travellers cannot shave Aketi’s head in his absence. You cannot weep more than the bereaved”.
“Now you want to pretend by organising one yeye lecture for Aketi’s memorial as an entry point to chop money on Aketi’s head. You are on your own o!” she declared.
Mrs. Anyanwu-Akeredolu alleged that the plan was an attempt to undermine her husband legacy.
“Lucky, you are preoccupied with rubbishing Aketi’s legacy; you can’t succeed, anyway. Anybody close to Aketi and Arabinrin becomes your enemy. Your minions are scared to get close otherwise they lose their appointments,” she alleged.
Meanwhile, the State government is insisting that the lecture will hold as scheduled despite opposition by the late former governor’s wife.
The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Aiyedatiwa, Ebenezer Adeniyan posted on his Facebook handle, “Please, join us on Friday as we honour our former governor”.
Adeniyan also posted the flier of the event.
Jingle of the lecture has been aired on broadcast media and circulated on social media platforms.
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu died on the 27th of December, 2023 after unsuccessful battle with illness. Immediately after his death, his estranged deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa was sworn.
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Why do we enjoy sycophancy so much in this part of the world? Everyone ,even those living outside Nigeria knows very well that the only legacy left by the late governor Akeredolu was the Amotekun security outfit he established for Ondo state but his other legacies was only established in his Owo town.
Other parts of the state was grossly neglected, even the state capital Akure has turned to a slum where it is not even safe to pass through some streets after dark. The roads are totally unpassable. All Mimiko’s legacies has been destroyed. Why are we like this? Why do we like deceiving ourselves all because of position? Posterity will judge everyone irrespective of whatever you do.