BREAKING: After Akeredolu's Death, APC Chieftain Reveals Who Will be Sworn in as New Ondo Governor
- The death of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has left a vacuum in the political scheme of Ondo state
- An APC chieftain has revealed that a plan was underway to swear in the acting Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, as the new governor of the state
- Aiyedatiwa was recently declared the acting governor of Ondo after Akeredolu was out of the state for over five months
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Akure, Ondo - Rotimi Akeredolu, the governor of Ondo state, has died at 67, a development that has led to political re-arrangement in the Sunshine state.
While the state was yet to make an official statement about the death of the governor, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state disclosed that arrangements were being made to swear in the acting governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, The Punch reported.
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Before now, Aiyedatiwa has been acting as the governor of the state, after a long political battle with the lawmakers in the state.
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The late Governor Akeredolu had spent three months in Germany for medical leave. After public outcry, the governor returned to Nigeria but stayed at his private residence in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.
Akeredolu's absence and the political crisis in Ondo
Akeredolu had attempted to govern the state from Ibadan, but some lawmakers were of the view that Aiyedatiwa should be sworn in as the acting governor of the state.
This development made most lawmakers opt to impeach the deputy governor, but President Bola Tinubu stepped in, and the stakeholders agreed that the status quo should be maintained.
Earlier in December, Tinubu came in again as the governor's health worsened, and the state house of assembly opted that the Aiyedatiwa should be sworn in as the acting governor of the state.
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu died at 67
Legit.ng earlier reported that Akeredolu, the governor of Ondo state, has died after battling a prolonged illness.
Akeredolu, who was reported to have died on Wednesday morning at the state house hospital in Lagos, was said to have died of Leukemia.
The governor, who returned to Nigeria in September after spending three months in Germany, could not resume at his office and left his private residence in Ibadan soon to continue his treatment in Lagos.
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