The Truth Behind Ondo Deputy Gov: Alleged Beating of His Wife

Ilesanmi AdekanbiJune 5, 2023

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The Ondo State Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has debunked the allegation that he has been abusing his wife, Oluwaseun, physically.

A group called the Society for Women Empowerment had accused Aiyedatiwa of assaulting his wife twice in four months and violating the ethics of his office.

But the deputy governor, through his media aide, Kenneth Odusola, issued a statement to dismiss the allegation as false and baseless.

He said that he and his wife have never had any case of domestic violence since they got married and that his wife is currently abroad with their children.

He said that the allegation was a plot by his enemies to cause a crisis in the state and warned them to stop or face the consequences.

The statement read: “The said allegation of domestic abuse is a figment of the imagination of those behind it and their ungodly intentions to cause a crisis in the state had been known for weeks and therefore such falsehood did not come as a surprise.

“While His Excellency reserves the right to privacy on issues pertaining to his family, it is pertinent to state clearly that there has never been any domestic violence between the Deputy Governor and his lovely wife, Mrs. Oluwaseun Aiyedatiwa, who at the moment is outside the shores of the country.

“It is not a secret that Mrs. Oluwaseun Aiyedatiwa has lived and worked in the United Kingdom for many years before her husband became an elected public official in Nigeria and since then she has been shuttling between the United Kingdom and Nigeria to take care of the home and the children who are also in the United Kingdom.

“Therefore, any report of alleged domestic issues within the family should be taken as the handiwork of the enemies of the state who are bent on causing a crisis where there is none and we therefore warn those spreading such falsehood to desist or face the consequences.”