Ondo Governor Akeredolu, Dies After Prolonged Battle With Leukaemia
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State is dead.
A report on SaharaReporters’ platform quoted a family source which confirmed that Akeredolu died on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 in Lagos at the age of 67.
SaharaReporters further learnt that Akeredolu was managed by State House doctors up to the time of his death as he could not be flown abroad owing to his critical condition.
According to the source; “Akeredolu is dead; he died in Lagos. They were looking for dialysis machines to be sent to his secret location in Lagos last week.”
The ailing governor returned to Nigeria in September 2023 following a three-month medical leave in Germany and again proceeded on another one recently after he was directed by President Bola Tinubu to hand over power to his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa in acting capacity.
Following his return to Nigeria in September, Akeredolu stayed in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital and tried to govern his state from there, leading to public outrage.
SaharaReporters exclusively reported in January that Akeredolu was treating leukaemia.
“The governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu has leukemia, he is really down,” one of the sources in the Alagbaka Government House revealed at that time.
Leukemia is a cancer of the blood caused by a rise in the number of white blood cells in the body.
It is a cancer of blood-forming tissues that hinders the body’s ability to fight infections.
