The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, is reportedly dead.
According to reports, the governor 67 died today after a prolonged health battle. Akeredolu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, former president of the Nigerian Bar Association and former Attorney General of Ondo State, was a second-term governor before his death.
Until his death, he was the Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum, a body with governors of the 17 states in Southern Nigeria as members. Akeredolu also led his other five colleagues in the South-West as chairman, championing many reforms, especially in the area of security, prominent among which was the establishment of the South-West Security Network codenamed Amotekun.
Recall that the ailing governor returned to Nigeria in September following a three-month medical leave in Germany. Recently, he went on another medical leave after being directed by President Bola Tinubu to hand over power to his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa.