Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu has died on Wednesday at the age of 67.
Recall that Akeredolu had applied on December 12 to go on another medical leave as a follow-up to his medical treatment.
However, news broke that Akeredolu died in the early hours of today in the hospital where he was receiving treatment for an ailment, said to be Leukemia
Though there has been no official confirmation from the state, a top government official disclosed that the state is still waiting for an official statement from the family of the governor.
Another official from the state, disclosed that some top officials who travelled to Germany yesterday night are heading toward the hospital to confirm the development.
He said ” We are expecting the report from the people any moment from now.
Another top government official in Akeredolu’s government who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity, said “this is sad, the governor is gone, Akeredolu has gone to rest”
More details to come…
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