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Former Ondo State Governor, late Rotimi Akeredolu
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, is useless.
Sources stated the governor died on Wednesday at 67.
A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress within the state stated preparations have been being concluded to swear in his deputy, Fortunate Aiyedatiwa.
The state authorities has but to talk on the matter.
Efforts to get affirmation from the Alagbaka Authorities Home proved abortive as of the time of submitting this report.
When contacted, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Richard Olabode, didn’t take his calls nor reply to textual content messages despatched to his telephone by certainly one of our correspondents.
Additionally, the state Commissioner for Info and Orientation, Mrs Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, didn’t take her calls when PUNCH On-line contacted her on the matter.
The PUNCH had on December 13, 2023, reported that Akeredolu is returning to Germany for further treatment.
The governor’s spokesperson, Richard Olatunde, in an announcement, stated Akeredolu would transmit a letter to the state Home of Meeting handing over energy to his deputy, Lucy Aiyedatiwa because the appearing governor.
Akeredolu who was stated to be affected by most cancers, had been going to Germany to deal with the ailment throughout which he handed over to Aiyedatiwa in an appearing capability.
The governor went on medical trip on April 3, 2023, and July 10, 2023. At the moment, he handed over to the deputy governor. He returned to the nation on September 7 and wrote the state Home of Meeting informing the lawmakers.
Though the governor returned from a medical go away in Germany in September, he was not sighted in Ondo State as he was reported to be staying in his non-public residence in Ibadan.
His absence created a management vacuum within the state and the chief council was divided into two factions consisting of these loyal to the governor and loyalists of the deputy governor.
The governor in September sacked all of the media aides hooked up to the workplace of the deputy governor. An insider supply stated the aides have been sacked because of insubordination and flagrance disregard to the suitable authority.
In the meantime, after his second medical go away, Aiyedatiwa, who’s appearing in Akeredolu’s stead, referred to as on the individuals of the state and all stakeholders to affix him in finishing up the imaginative and prescient of the governor in transferring the state ahead.
Akeredolu had transmitted energy to Aiyedatiwa to behave because the governor after he returned to Germany on medical trip. The governor had additionally knowledgeable the state Home of Meeting concerning the improvement by means of a letter.
The appearing governor, in a statewide broadcast, admitted that the political disaster that had engulfed the state in current time have challenged the love for the state and democracy, urging everybody to neglect the previous, come collectively, and be a part of palms with him to develop the state.
He stated, “Yesterday is already behind us. That is the time to hold aloft, with love and affection for each other, the laudable imaginative and prescient and mission of the governor for the state. I enchantment to each member of the federal government of Ondo State in your real help, cooperation, and dedication.
”We want a renewed unity to berth the numerous and accelerated improvement clearly envisioned and vigorously pursued by Mr. Governor.
“My good individuals of Ondo state, what occurred previously was a short lived delay in our democratic journey. As a authorities, we now have recovered.”
