Viral Video: Detractors want to damage the exercise, I was not injured – Akeredolu’s wife

Wife of the Ondo state governor, Mrs. Betty Akeredolu, on Saturday dismissed a viral video stating she was injured at the polling centre after thugs invaded the place. She said the video was meant to damage the voting exercise, distort information and put it in a bad light.

Mrs Akeredolu stressed that the sponsors of the video were insane.

“That is insane, that is absurd. That tells you how desperate people can be in politics or our political landscape.

“I am here in the ambience of my country home and somebody is there doctoring video that I was injured.

“Were you the one that injured me? Such desperation will not do any good to them.

The governor’s wife who spoke at their Owo residence expressed optimism that her husband would emerge victorious.

According to her, “People are exercising their franchise. The good thing is that people are voting in a peaceful manner. If we continue like that in all other polling unit we dont have anything to fear about violence

“We encourage people to vote and not fight. I urged people to vote in a peaceful manner so that our voices will be held.

“The detractors want to damage the exercise, to distort information and put one on a bad light. It is all false. We will emerge victorious”, she submitted