BREAKING: Ondo Announces Date and Time Akeredolu's Successor Will Be Sworn In
- The Ondo state government has announced the new governor of the state will be sworn in at 4pm on Wednesday
- The announcement came hours after the news of the death of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu took over the media space
- Lucky Aiyedatiwa, who has been the acting governor of the state since late Akeredolu took another medical leave, will be sworn in as the substantial governor of the state
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Akure, Ondo - Governor Rotimi Akeredolu's death has left the seat of power in Ondo state vacant, but the report has emerged that the state's acting governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, will be sworn in as the substantive governor of the state today, Wednesday, December 27, by 4 pm.
This was disclosed in a tweet by the TVC on Wednesday, a few hours after the death of the governor was announced officially.
Source: Twitter
At what age Governor Akeredolu died?
Recalled that Legit.ng earlier reported that Akeredolu died at 67 years old after battling a prolonged ailment.
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Governor Akeredolu reportedly died on Wednesday morning at a state house hospital in Lagos.
The governor has been battling his illness soon after the 2023 general election. He was out of the state for three months and returned to Nigeria in September.
Governor Akeredolu writes Ondo state house of assembly
However, he could not return to the state but stayed at his private residence in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.
He returned to Lagos after officially writing to the state assembly to confirm his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, as the acting governor of Ondo state.
Following the governor's death earlier in the day, the lawmaker has no other constitutional option than swearing in Aiyedatiwa as the state's new governor.
See the tweet here:
NGF Chairman mourns Ondo Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu
Legit.ng earlier reported that Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq of Kwara state has expressed deep emotion about the demise of his Ondo state counterpart, Rotimi Akeredolu.
AbdulRasaq, who doubled as the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors' Forum, said the late governor was an exceptional statesman.
Akeredolu died on Wednesday following a long battle with illness at the state hospital in Lagos months after returning from Germany.
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Source: Legit.ng
