By THE wife of the late former governor of Ondo State, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, Betty Akeredolu, has flayed Nigeria’s President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, for dragging his wife into his ongoing dispute with Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, describing saying as ‘highly disingenuous’.
In a statement shared on her official X handle on Sunday, Akeredolu condemned Akpabio’s approach, and also raised posers on why a Senate of 109 people would only accommodate four female representatives, describing it as a shame to the country’s political landscape.
She stated that in more developed societies, rather than looking for straw to clinch onto, a drowning Akpabio would have stepped down to clear his name rather than deflecting responsibility.
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Addressing the controversy surrounding the reassignment of Senator Natasha’s seat without her knowledge, Akeredolu argued that the practice was not only wrong, but disrespectful, and a violation of her rights.
She lauded Natasha for standing up against it despite past instances where cowardly male senators had chosen to keep sealed lips.
“In more civilised climes, Akpabio would have, by now, stepped down from office to clear his name and fight his battle.
“Drafting his wife to fight Senator Natasha is highly disingenuous and an attempt to dodge the bullets thereby throwing his wife under the bus. Dem miss road be dat!
Collage of Akpabio, Natasha and Akeredolu
“Back to the crux of the matter.
“In the first instance, reassigning seats without one’s knowledge is wrong! It’s disrespectful and infringes on one’s right.
“Even if it had been done in the past and men for whatever reason, cowardly, decided to keep mute, but a bold Natasha, belled the cat by saying in an unequivocal terms, that it was wrong and we took notice.
“A wrong approach can be corrected no matter how long it has been applied. That’s the argument.
“Some unserious women are talking “cho cho cho,” blaming Natasha for being sentimental, and that has been Natasha’s way.
“What a pointless argument!. Natasha voiced her frustration, “having endured a lot”, according to her. That’s courage! That’s the kind of woman we should support to represent us at the National Assembly.
“Nigerian women have been so mistreated and overpowered in all spheres of life and consequently, cowed into silence. Is it not a BIG SHAME that Nigeria has only four female senators out of 107?” she queried.
Mrs Akeredolu praised Natasha for her courage, comparing her to Rosa Parks, and calling on Nigerian women to support her fight for representation.
She continued, “We sure needed Natasha’s outburst for the country to take a second look at the National Assembly to know what is happening in those chambers.
“Not a few Nigerians believe that our interests are not represented at the National Assembly tagging it as a retirement home which calls for an overhaul.
“Like Rosa Park, Natasha is on the part of making history. Nigerian women should rally round her.
“We need more of her type come next dispensation. Good girls don’t get corner office, according Millie Odiambo, the popular Kenyan female legislator.”
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