A former interim Deputy Governor of Plateau State, Jethro Akun is dead
It was learnt that the elder statesman died on Thursday morning after a brief illness.
Until his death, Akun was a key member of the All Progressives Congress.
He had served the state in various capacities including as a two terms member of the Plateau State House of Assembly and also Commissioner, serving variously in Ministries of Information and Communication as well as Youths and Sports.
In 2006, he was a state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party from where he was appointed as Deputy Governor to Michael Botmang who took over as Governor after his boss Joshua Dariye was impeached
Akun and his boss spent six months in office before they were removed by the Supreme court which declared the interim administration illegal
