Rotimi Akeredolu, the governor of Ondo state in Nigeria, has died.
The statesman passed on at the of 67 years
Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has been declared dead following a protracted fight with leukemia.
It was discovered that the Governor died after all effort to fly him abroad for adequate treatment failed and so resolved to be under the care of State House physicians till his passing.
The source said: “Akeredolu is dead; he died in Lagos.
“They were looking for dialysis machines to be sent to his secret location in Lagos last week.”
On Wednesday, however, the late governor passed away at around 2am in the morning in a German hospital where he was undergoing treatment, according to Naija News.
The Ondo governor was rendered incapacitated for several months due to prostate cancer and leukemia, according to report.
Remember how the sick governor declined to go to Akure, the capital of Ondo State, to take up his duties when he returned to Nigeria in September after a three-month medical leave in Germany?
After Akeredolu decided to stay in Oyo State’s capital of Ibadan and try to run his state from there, the public were incensed and there were calls for him to step down as governor due to the inability to do so.
After receiving instructions from President Bola Tinubu to transfer authority to his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, Governor Akeredolu recently took another leave of absence in November.
Aiyedatiwa assumed the role of acting Governor and peace has since returned to the South Weet state following President Tinubu’s intervention in the political impasse.
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The Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, is dead.Mr Akeredolu died at about 2 a.m. on Wednesday at a German hospital where he was receiving treatment, a senior government official in Ondo State said. He died of leukemia and prostate cancer, two ailments that had made him incapacitated for several months#Godhelpourcountry#UNSTOPPABLE#
ReplyDeleteAPC finally got to him with leukaemia
ReplyDeleteHe was eliminated
ReplyDeleteMay his soul rest in peace. But you can imagine, it means there's no dialysis machine in his state of Ondo...
ReplyDeleteMay his soul rest in perfect peace. Amen🙏🏾🙏🏾
ReplyDeleteI wish other politicians can take a cue…. Life is not forever, but the memories of the good things you do will precede you.
ReplyDeleteWow. That’s my State governor.
ReplyDeleteSincere condolences to his family….
ReplyDeleteSo sad. May his soul rest in peace
ReplyDeleteMay his soul rest in peace
ReplyDeleteFinally 😭
ReplyDeleteSo sad. The only vocal governor against fulani invention
ReplyDeleteHe governed from exile for a long time. May his soul finally rest in peace
ReplyDeleteVery shameful that many like him did not use their time well when God gave them greatest opportunity of their life to lead over the people in their care.
ReplyDeleteHow many Nigerians and Ondo indigenes have died of even minor health issues that a good and well funded hospital would have assisted their ailment but with life of frivolities and lack of vision, most of their leaders cannot build one major hospital in their state but prefer to go abroad and get treatment and eventually die there.
If it pleases God, he will be forgiven. This is time to reflect that if God put you in position of power and authority, please use it to serve humanity not self aggrandisement.
May his soul rest in peace.
When he should resign and face his health, he was busy fighting for political positions and 2nd Term.
ReplyDeletePoor man! It is well. May his soul RIP
ReplyDeleteMy mother died of Diabetes in Nigeria but she was cured well enough whenever she visited her doctor in UK. THIS IS WHAT AVERAGE NIGERIANS SUFFER EVERYDAY- poor health care facilities.
ReplyDeleteYet, billions are stolen everyday by people we appointed to do good job.
If this news is confirmed, it will be quite sad because it would be a very avoidable death due to executive ineptitude. A dialysis machine/dialysis centre is easily affordable, even for private individuals. This is not rocket science.
ReplyDeleteMay his soul rest in peace 🙏🏽