Ondo govt refutes speculated ‘death’ of Gov Akeredolu

The Ondo State government on Saturday refuted speculations that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu is ‘dead’. The state government said that the report is untrue, appealing members of the public to ignore the speculation.
The Commissioner for Information, Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, in a statement, acknowledged that Governor Akeredolu has been sick, but said that the governor has been attending to state matters and delegating government functions, when necessary.

The Commissioner in the statement declared: “We have been inundated with calls and messages concerning the state of health of the Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, CON.
“We had chosen to ignore this wicked fabrication until it appeared that certain persons seek to draw political mileage from the disinformation.
“Though the Governor has been indisposed, but he has been attending to state matters and delegating functions to functionaries of the Government, when necessary.
“We enjoin the members of the public to ignore the rumour. Aketi is very much alive.”