Wife of Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, was forcefully chased out of the Imo State APC secretariat on Saturday after a protest by her and her supporters.
Betty Akeredolu who is contesting in the All Progressives Congress (APC) Primary election in Imo West, was chased out of the party secretariat by security operatives in Imo State on Saturday.
The Ondo First Lady who hails from Imo had led her supporters to the secretariat to protest the consensus option adopted by the party in choosing its candidate for the 2023 elections.
Confusion erupted when her supporters went berserk, insisting that they must be allowed to vote, but the police tried to control the crowd.
In the process, there was stampede as both journalists and delegates who had also arrived for the exercise scampered for safety.
The policemen had to chase Akeredolu and her supporters out of the premises to continue their protest.
Akeredolu, who addressed journalists at the gate of the secretariat, said that it was injustice to allow aspirants to campaign only to be told that the party had adopted consensus option.
She said: “I am insisting that we must go by delegate election. I cannot waste time and resources campaigning only to be told that candidates would emerge by consensus. We must vote and if I lose gallantly, I will accept the result.”
Meanwhile, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, says she has withdrawn from Owerri Senatorial race citing irregularities, use of brute force, intimidation against her and supporters.
The Ondo First Lady also alleged that some high authorities within the party had concluded plan to scheme the whole process in favour of a particular candidate.
