By Adadareporters
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State is dead. It was gathered that the governor died on Wednesday at 67.
A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state said arrangements were being made to swear in his deputy, Me Lucky Aiyedatiwa.
Efforts to get confirmation from the Alagbaka Government House proved abortive as of the time of filing this report.
The chief press secretary to the governor, Richard Olabode, did not answer his calls nor respond to text messages to confirm the news.
Recall that Akeredolu, on December 13, 2023, returned to Germany for further treatment.
The governor’s spokesperson, Richard Olatunde, in a statement, said Akeredolu would transmit a letter to the state House of Assembly handing over power to his deputy, Lucy Aiyedatiwa, as the acting governor.
Akeredolu who was said to be suffering from cancer, had been going to Germany to treat the ailment during which he handed over to Aiyedatiwa in an acting capacity.
The governor went on medical vacation on April 3, 2023, and July 10, 2023. At that time, he handed over to the deputy governor. He returned to the country on September 7 and wrote the state House of Assembly informing the lawmakers.
Although the governor returned from a medical leave in Germany in September, he was not sighted in Ondo State as he was reported to be staying in his private residence in Ibadan.
His absence created a leadership vacuum in the state and the executive council was divided into two factions consisting of those loyal to the governor and loyalists of the deputy governor.
