The Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, is dead.
According to family sources, the Governor died on Wednesday in Lagos where he was managed by State House doctors up to his death because they could not fly him abroad.
The ailing governor returned to Nigeria in September following a three-month medical leave in Germany and only recently proceeded on another one after he was directed by President Bola Tinubu to hand over power to his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa.
His deputy, Aiyedatiwa has been standing in as Acting Governor.
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.