Wale Akinterinwa, the Ondo State Commissioner for Finance, has confirmed the d3ath of the state Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu.
Earlier on Wednesday, a family source who spoke with SaharaReporters said Governor Akeredolu d!ed in Lagos at the age of 67.
Some other inside source added that Akeredolu was managed by State House doctors up to his d3ath because they could not fly him abroad.
Confirming the tragic news to P.M.News, Akeredolu’s close ally, Akinterinwa, said the governor’s d3ath was linked with leukaemia.
He said, “It is true”
Akeredolu, a senior advocate of Nigeria was first sworn in as governor on 24 February 2017.
His 2nd term which began in 2021 was regularly disrupted by illness.
The ailing governor returned to Nigeria in September following a three-month medical leave in Germany and refused to travel to Akure, the Ondo State capital, to resume office.
Instead, Akeredolu stayed in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital and tried to govern his state from there, leading to public outrage and calls for him to resign from office over his incapacity to resume work as governor.
In November, Governor Akeredolu proceeded on another medical leave after he was directed by President Bola Tinubu to hand over power to his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa.
Aiyedatiwa has been standing in as the acting Governor and peace has since returned to the South Weet state following President Tinubu’s intervention in the political impasse.
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