The conflict between the former First Lady of Ondo State, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu and the niece of her late husband and former governor, Olurotimi Akeredolu, Funke Aruna, took a new dimension as the former first lady took the fight to the private WhatsApp of Funke.
In a leaked WhatsApp conversation between the two women, the duo engaged in hot argument and exchange of unprintable words against each other and in the messages, Betty accused Funke of warming the bed of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa.
Betty further described Funke as ‘Leper’, saying that she was a ‘power interloper’ and a ‘treacherous monster’.
In response, Funke mocked Betty for not succeeding in becoming Imo Senator, advising her to concentrate on fish farming rather than venturing into partisan politics.
“Precious Eze’s Blog” had reported earlier that Betty berated Funke for backing the governorship ambition of Aiyedatiwa.
In the Instagram post, Betty blasted Akeredolu’s niece for supporting Aiyedatiwa in his quest to pick the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for the governorship election in the state.
According to her post, she says, “Behold the face of Aketi’s niece, Funke Akeredolu Aruna, the former deputy chief protocol to Aketi, shamelessly parades as “I’M LUCKY,” adding,
“Time will tell if she is truly lucky!”.
Funke was a former deputy chief of protocol in the state. Betty’s outrage came after her late husband’s niece shared a photo of herself on social media wearing an outfit to support Aiyedatiwa.
While many have faulted her comments, the development is seen as the continuation of the faceoff between Akeredolu’s wife and Aiyedatiwa whom she never liked nor hid the fact that she never liked him, but as God may have it, the Angels of heaven orchestrated the part that brought what Betty thought would never happen into fruition without a singular contribution by Lucky Aiyedatiwa or anyone close to him.
Before Akeredolu’s demise in December 2023, the duo had been in animosity owing to claims of disloyalty against Aiyedatiwa who was the then deputy governor to her husband, Rotimi Akeredolu and it happened that just as former Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu prayed for Omobola Godwin, God was already orchestrating the impeachment of Shaibu to have him replaced by the same Omobola he prayed for.
In the case of Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu and Lucky Aiyedatiwa, she didn’t know that God who know our today from years before, had already marshaled out plans to make him Governor of Ondo State at a time like this, so, all she did against him were just part of the plan of God to bring to fulfillment, what He (God) had planned for him (Lucky).
And in the tone of the altercation between Betty and Funke, it looks like she would employ every means at her disposal to frustrate the governorship ambition of Lucky Aiyedatiwa but just as He (God) frustrated her initial plans against him, He (God) will do it again.
