Tinubu pays condolence visit to family of Akeredolu in Owo

President Bola Tinubu, accompanied by Chief Bisi Akande and Chief Pius Akinyelure, paid condolence visit to the family of late Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, of Ondo State.

The President and his team was received by the widow of Akeredolu, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu. Thereafter, the President visited where Aketi has been laid to rest, as requested by the wife, after a closed-door meeting.

President Bola Tinubu at Akeredolu’s burial location

President Tinubu had mourned Akeredolu as a fighter and fearless defender of truth and the masses—brother, confidant, and political soulmate.

The President was hosted by Akeredolu’s First son, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu Jnr; Dr. Teni Micheal and her husband, Olatunde Micheal; Mrs. Yejide Rusewe, Esq, and her husband, Engr. Lakunle Rusewe; Babajide Akeredolu; Prof. Wole Akeredolu, Toyin Akeredolu; as well as the State Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Ondo, Engr. Ade Adetimehin.

Mrs. Akeredolu had, thanking the President, said: “On behalf of my family, I appreciate Mr. President. We understood he couldn’t attend the burial ceremony due to the dictate of Yoruba culture. He couldn’t have attended the burial of his younger brother.

President Bola Tinubu and Akeredolu’s wife

“Coming today is a big deal because we are in a better atmosphere. I also express my profound gratitude to the Southern Governors for their immense financial contributions to the burial. Most especially, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-olu, who single-handedly brought Aketi’s remains back to Nigeria. We appreciate this huge show of love and we are grateful and forever indebted to him.

“I requested that Mr. President see where Aketi has been laid to rest and he followed me. We are deeply grateful to Mr. President for coming. He’s indeed, Aketi’s brother and friend.

“I told Mr. President, yes, Aketi has left but he lives because he left behind legacies. It is our wish that those legacies continue and are built upon where necessary.”