My husband wouldn’t have died of cancer if he had listened to me, says Betty Akeredolu

Betty Akeredolu, the wife of the late Rotimi Akeredolu, says the former governor of Ondo would not have died of cancer if he had listened to her.

Akeredolu died on December 27, 2023, aged 67, from prostate cancer complications.

In an interview with Olumide Akinrinlola, publisher of Star News, Akeredolu’s wife said if her late husband had chosen medical treatment over spiritual practices, he would have still been alive.

“When it comes to religion, I tell people to keep to their lanes while I keep mine. Aketi understood me, and we managed our differences, yet we had a happy marriage. He was religious, while I wasn’t. I was wired differently, and I make no apologies for that,” she said.

“What came out of their mountain climbing, ‘blessed handkerchiefs, water, olive oil’, etc., from the GOs and all the noisy prayers like people possessed by demons? If Aketi had listened to me, I wouldn’t be a widow.”

Betty, a breast cancer survivor, said she has an understanding of biology and behaviour of the disease because of her academic background.

She added that it was impossible to believe that cancer could be caused by spiritual attacks.