After a year-long battle with cancer, Gov. Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu of Ondo State has exited the world.
Akeredolu died in Lagos on Wednesday, according to latest reports reaching Persecondnews newsroom in Abuja.
A dependable source said: “Akeredolu is dead and he passed on in Lagos.”
The ailing governor had returned to the country in September following a three-month medical vacation in Germany.
About two weeks ago, he proceeded on another medical treatment after President Bola Tinubu advised him to hand over power to the Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, who has since been acting as governor.
Following his return to Nigeria in September, Akeredolu had stayed in his Ibadan residence in the Oyo State capital and tried to govern his state from there, leading to public outrage.
Aged 70, Akeredolu was a one-time President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) before he became governor.
Akeredolu, who hailed from Owo, would have completed his second term in 2024.
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