By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu has narrated how she met her late husband, during youth service who could then not afford a outing date.
She said “I met my husband in Enugu, he was a youth corper then in Enugu. 
“I was also posted to Enugu. So a friend of mine visited me and she came along with her boyfriend who also came along with my husband.
“That was how we met and it was love at first sight. I think people frown at love at first sight but it worked for us.
“I fell in love with his broad shoulders. Then he was really looking very cute.
“I can still remember what he was wearing that day – a red shirt, long sleeves and jeans trousers.
“That was 37 years ago. He couldn’t even take me out because he didn’t have mon£y as a youth corper. It was quite magnetic and that was it.
“There is a 3-year age difference between us. I am o!der than him anyway. I was like 25 then while he was 22.
“It was love that really endured. I had graduated and in my place (Owerri) when a girl from the University suitors come from left, right and centre. And your parents would expect you to go for a made man with everything, but I have always known that there was no way I could have married a self-made man.
“I will better build a home from the scratch with you because I want to have a say in my home”
