Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa said on Thursday that the immediate past Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, died in his private residence in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital and not Germany as earlier reported.
This contradicts the official announcement of the state government that he died in Germany.
Aiyedatiwa disclosed this on Thursday while speaking to journalists during a condolence visit to the late Akeredolu’s family in Ibadan.
News Direct reported on Wednesday that the state government while confirming the death of Akeredolu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), said he died on Wednesday in Germany after a protracted illness.
In the statement issued by the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mrs Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, the government also said that Akeredolu died of prostate cancer.
“With a heavy heart, the Ondo State Government announces the passing of our beloved Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, CON.
“Mr. Governor peacefully departed from this world in the early hours of today, Wednesday, December 27, 2023. This tragedy has left behind a profound void in our hearts.
“Governor Akeredolu answered the eternal call while receiving medical treatment in Germany. He succumbed to complications arising from protracted prostate cancer”, the statement partly read.
But in contrast, the new state governor revealed that Akeredolu died in his private residence in Ibadan and not in Germany.
He said: “We are here, the government under my leadership, the government of Ondo State on behalf of the good people of Ondo State to pay our condolence visit to the immediate family of our former Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), who passed on yesterday in his private home here in Ibadan.”
