Aketi vs Aiyedatiwa: Netizens react as first lady made ‘sub-post’ after Tinubu’s intervention

Aketi vs Aiyedatiwa: Netizens react as first lady made ‘sub-post’ after Tinubu’s intervention

Joel Oladele, Abuja

Netizens have reacted after the wife of Ondo State Governor, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu made a post believed to be an attempt to mock the Deputy Governor of the State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, following the recent intervention of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the crises rocking the political atmosphere of one of the oil producing States in South West.

Tinubu had on Friday invited stakeholders involved to a meeting in Abuja to resolve the political logjam in the state.

After six hours of deliberation at the Presidential Villa, the Deputy Governor, Aiyedatiwa, pledged to carry all commissioners and officials along in handling the state’s affairs.

He said: “I want to say that I pledge to all of you that I embrace every one of you. I put behind all that has happened before now. I’ve let go and also let God, just as the President has advised us.

“And I want to say that no offence, no guile in my mind whatsoever. All that has happened is politics. Impeachment is part of politics. If you survive it, it is also politics. It has come. I’ve survived it and every other thing in the past.”

“It is one big family and our father has intervened to bring all the children together to remain under the same family. With the position that I occupy, I will carry every one of you along in every decision that needs to be taken.

“And everything that we do we will work together. The executive and the legislature will work together to ensure that governance is on the right track.”

He pleaded with all members of the State Executive Council to cooperate with the governor and himself to “bring the dividend of democracy” to the people of Ondo State.

Reacting to the development, the Ondo State First Lady, who has been in the eye of the storm from onset took to her Facebook page to write: “The storm is over now! Hot breakfast has been served!! Make everybody chop and rest till 2025!!!.”

A lot of people who interpreted this as an indirect mockery against Aiyedatiwa and his supporters, expressed their disappointment in Betty’s action as “it is not expected of someone of her status to engage in activities that could hit up the polity.”

National Periscope gathered that the First Lady later took down the post following the backlashes. However, a screenshot has already been made and it’s now making rounds on the internet.

One of the Facebook users who posted the screenshot wrote “So she don delete this post 🙄🙄🙄🙄, May I not be stupid. 

Shior!!!!!

Commenting on the post, a fan said: “The gut for a wife to rule husband and the whole state subjects many to an object of ridicule.“

Another one remarked: “This woman may eventually get what she never bargained for and will nurse forever. na that time she go hate Ondo state.”

Recall that the state assembly had served the Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, an impeachment notice following alleged gross misconduct.

The deputy governor subsequently challenged his impeachment in court.

Also, the continued absence of Governor Akeredolu after his return from a medical vacation abroad has further heightened tensions in the state.

Supporters of Aiyedatiwa threatened to protest last week if the governor failed to resume. They demanded that in the alternative, Aiyedatiwa be declared acting governor.

Notable personalities including the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, and traditional rulers, appealed to the President to intervene.

Things came to a head, yesterday when the state lawmakers loyal to the Deputy Governor were going to make him acting governor.

That was when Tinubu invited them to Abuja. 

Also speaking after the meeting, the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Oladiji Olamide, resolved to halt all impeachment moves against Aiyedatiwa.

He stated that: “Our resolution is that one, we shall embrace peace.

“Secondly, there would be no more dissolution of the cabinet and the Deputy Governor would maintain the status quo as far as the House of Assembly leadership is concerned.

“We will maintain the status quo as far as the party leadership in the state is concerned and maintain the status quo as far as the leadership of the State House of Assembly is concerned. Thank you, Mr. President.”

Meanwhile, President Tinubu had ordered the police to withdraw from the premises of the Ondo State House of Assembly in Akure.