Human life is short. Like a candle swaying in the wind, the light soon fades and all meaning is lost. The briefness of life makes it all the more worthwhile, an understanding that netizens are accusing former Ondo State First Lady, Betty Akeredolu, of lacking. But what does this matter in the face of death, pain, and the threat of impending political irrelevance?
The passing of former Ondo governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, broke open a flood of tears across Nigeria. People who knew him intimately cried their eyes out, calling him grand names in hopes of recalling his soul and spirit. Oddly, his wife, Lady Betty, is more accepting of his departure, demonstrating the distinct sense of maturity that the departed political giant loved her for.
Lady Betty eulogised her late husband with a written tribute. In the poetic eulogy, she informed Akeredolu that his departure is painful and continues to be painful, but she will settle her heart on how much love he let her experience.
And while readers would still be sniffing in pity, the former First Lady’s tribute took a sharper turn. She noted that many people never understood why the late governor loved her so deeply, especially because he is a Yoruba man while she is an Igbo woman. She also referred to men that beat their wives, and get away with it because they are not in civilised climes and are governors.
Netizens have linked Betty’s wife-beater-governor reference to Akeredolu’s successor and former deputy, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. A group had previously accused Aiyedatiwa of beating his wife during his time as Ondo deputy governor. That has become a means through which the governor’s rivals deflate his balloons.
Clearly, Betty was not willing to miss the chance to take a shot at Aiyedatiwa
