Folasade Adu, a former aide to Ondo State’s immediate past First Lady, Mrs Betty Akeredolu, has come forward with allegations of abandonment after serving the late Governor Rotimi Akerdolu’s wife for seven years without any form of reward.
Adu alleged that while working with the ex-first lady, she was paid N50,000 as salary, out of which N5,100 was deducted monthly for seven years.
An emotional Adu disclosed this in an interview with Ondo-based journalist, Prince Olujimi Adekale, on Monday, April 22, 2024.Adu claimed that when she sought assistance after leaving her job, Mrs Akeredolu refused, citing her lack of power as an excuse.
Tearfully recounting her ordeal, Adu said, “I worked for Her Excellency (Mrs Betty Akeredolu) for more than seven years. When I was going, she did not give me anything. I worked with her for srven years as her makeup artist. I used to make her hair (when she was still making her hair) and do her pedicure.
“I was paid N50,000 then, but I usually gave back N5,000 to BRECAN. They would have deducted the N5,000 before the salary was paid. They called it ‘give back to BRECAN’. Another N100 was also usually deducted as charges. So, it was N44,900 that usually gets to me as salary at the end of the month.
