The Ondo State Government has said that the late governor of the state Rotimi Akeredolu died of complications arising from protracted prostate cancer.
The state government said this is contrary to reports in circulation that Akeredolu died of leukaemia.
The state’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, made this known in a statement.
According to him the 67-year-old Akeredolu died on Wednesday while receiving medical treatment in Germany.
“Mr. Governor peacefully departed from this world in the early hours of today, Wednesday, December 27, 2023,” the statement partly read.
“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 commissioner explained that a letter has been sent to President Bola Tinubu to officially inform him of the development.
