Professional election riggers perfected Ondo APC primary, says Betty Akeredolu

A former first lady of Ondo State, Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has denounced the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election held in Ondo State on Saturday, April 20.

In a press release signed by Betty, she stated that Aketi’s enemies have been successful in “urinating on his grave with relish.”

She said that Nigeria is like a zoo and that the seven years of labour that her husband, Rotimi Akeredolu also known as Aketi had put in had been trampled over.

She said, “What happened, yesterday, at the primaries was unprecedented. It was terrible! Never experienced that kind of kangaroo and fraudulent primaries in Ondo State in the last 7 years. It was like Aketi’s adversaries have succeeded in urinating on his grave with relish. The hands of professional election riggers known and unknown were all over the place.

“Without credible elections, Nigeria will continue to crawl with disabilities in leadership given that the power interlopers at the helm of affairs lack character, compassion, sincerity of purpose, mental and intellectual capacities for providing quality leadership required to stand firm and engage in impactful developmental strides.

It will interest you to note that, throughout the election cycles during Aketi’s time, elections were relatively free and fair. Though tension soaked yet interesting to be involved or watch.

No thuggery, (Aketi was known for NOT encouraging thuggery), voters voted in peace without molestation. Go and verify as PO would say.

I make bold to say that Nigeria witnessed peace and decorum in the conduct of elections in Ondo State while Aketi was the Governor. Imagine, PDP won 2 MHA seats in Akoko and Aketi didn’t upturn them.

I remember party stalwarts wanted him to reverse the results to favour APC but he refused stating that it was the choice of the constituents.

I was very proud of my husband because that’s how things should be if we were in a sane clime.

Sadly Nigeria is a ZOO! It is heartbreaking that the positive changes in the conduct of elections that Aketi nurtured for 7 years have been thrown to the dogs.

Thuggery is back in Ondo State politics with vengeance. Beeni! Big time!!!

Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu writes from Owo, Ondo State,” she concluded.