{"id":116381,"date":"2025-02-13T23:57:18","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T22:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=116381"},"modified":"2025-02-13T23:57:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T22:57:18","slug":"akeredolu-died-because-he-didnt-listen-to-me-widow-betty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/akeredolu-died-because-he-didnt-listen-to-me-widow-betty\/","title":{"rendered":"Akeredolu died because he didn\u2019t listen to me \u2013 Widow, Betty"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Former First Lady of Ondo State, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has claimed that the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu would have been alive if he listened to her.<\/p>\n<p>Anyanwu-Akeredolu stated this in an exclusive interview with StarNews Publisher, published on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>After being diagnosed with breast cancer 27 years ago, she decided to seek medical care instead of consulting spiritual healers.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nAccording to her, this was a crucial step in her recovery.<\/p>\n<p>However, her husband Akeredolu died from prostate cancer on December 23, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>According to Betty, Akeredolu was religious but she was \u201cwired differently.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if she disapproved of prayers and rejected spiritual assistance during Akeredolu\u2019s battle with cancer, Betty said: \u201cWhat came out of their mountain climbing, \u2018blessed\u2019 handkerchiefs, water, olive oil, etc., from the GOs and all the noisy prayers like people possessed by demons?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Aketi had listened to me, I wouldn\u2019t be a widow.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former First Lady of Ondo State, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has claimed that the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu would have been alive if he listened to her. 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