Betty Akeredolu, the wife of the late Ondo State Governor, has criticized Senate President Godswill Akpabio for involving his wife in his dispute with Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.

In a strong statement on her official X handle, Akeredolu said it was wrong and disrespectful for Akpabio to bring his wife into the matter. She argued that in more developed countries, leaders facing controversies would step down to clear their names instead of shifting blame.

Akeredolu also spoke about the issue of reassigning Senator Natasha’s seat without informing her. She called it unfair and a violation of her rights.

She praised Natasha for speaking up, noting that many male senators had ignored similar injustices in the past.

She wrote, “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[/b]!

“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 what ever 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 had 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 women 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 4 female senators out of 107?