Ondo First Lady describes hubby as Golden Chiild of late Mama Grace Akeredolu

The wife of the Governor of Ondo State, Chief Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has said that her late mother-in-law, Lady Evangelist Grace Akeredolu, would be sorely missed by the family, considering her impacts on the lives of her children and the Akeredolu’s family as a whole.Mrs Akeredolu spoke while receiving members of the Foundation for Wives of Ondo State Officials and Female Political Appointees, FOWOSO, who paid her a condolence visit at the Presidential Lodge in Alagbaka- AkureSpeaking further about the personality of the Governor’s late mother who passed on last Thursday at 96, the First Lady, affirmed thus:“One thing stands out about my mother-in-law, she really loved her children, and Aketi was like a golden child to her, he will really feel his Maami”.Describing her as a prayer addict, who remained untired during prayer sessions, Mrs. Akeredolu saluted the deceased for her commitment to uniting the Akeredolu’s family through the annual January 1st get-together in her Kopindogba residence, Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.“The rest is for us to continue holding forth and making sure that the family remains together”, she added.She noted that, even when one’s loved one, like her mother-in-law passed on at a ripe age, their absence would still be felt in the family, citing her own late mother who passed on two years ago at the age of 89.“What the governor and his siblings are passing through now, I had a taste of it two years ago and I can tell you both of them passed at a ripe age, but all the same we missed them; anytime I go home I do feel her absence”.She, appreciated FOWOSO members for the visit, saying, “it’s really an honour when people who care for you come around you in times of good and times of bad, that’s exactly what you have done and I deeply appreciate your coming”.Earlier, while speaking on behalf of FOWOSO, the immediate past Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social development, Mrs. Titi Adeyemi, said they were in the presidential lodge to cheer up the Governor and his wife, saying losing a loved one can be tough. Describing her Excellency as the mother to all the Akeredolus family now that Mama has left,Mrs Adeyemi assured that FOWOSO is with them in prayers.