NEWSDAILYNIGERIA: Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, is dead.
The governor, who was aged 67, died on Wednesday morning after a protracted health battle.
A top government source confirmed the unfortunate development to Channels Television.
Akeredolu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), ex-president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), and ex-Attorney General of Ondo State, was a second-term governor before his death.
‘ Aketi’ as he was fondly called was an advocate of state police and restructuring, till he breathed his last.
Recall that, Akeredolu won his re-election as Ondo State governor in October 2020 and was sworn in for a second term in office in February 2021.
However, his second term was marred with controversies amid health battles until his demise.