The Ondo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mrs Bamidele Ademola-Olateju has debunked the rumours of the death of Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.

In a statement issued on Saturday in Akure, Ademola-Adeteju said “the governor is hale and hearty.

“We have been inundated with calls and messages concerning the state of health of the Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.

“We had chosen to ignore this wicked fabrication until it appeared that certain persons seek to draw political mileage from the disinformation.

“Though the governor has been indisposed, he has been attending to state matters and delegating functions to functionaries of the government, when necessary.

“We enjoin the members of the public to ignore the rumour. Aketi is very much alive,” the statement said.
To apparently respond to the rumour of Akeredolu’s death, a video was released showing the Governor watching the FA Cu finals between Manchester United and Manchester City.

Ill health has forced the governor of Ondo state, Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to hand over the mantle of leadership of the state to his deputy, Mr Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa.

In a letter transmitted to the State House of Assembly and addressed to the Speaker, Mr Bamidele Oleyelogun, the governor notified the lawmakers that he will proceed on a 15-working day vacation as the first installment of his 2023 annual vacation.

The governor indicated that his leave will commence from Monday, April 3 to April 25, 2023.

According to the letter, Akeredolu is expected to resume duties on April 26.

By the transfer of power, Aiyedatiwa will now perform the functions of the office of the Governor from today until April 25.

Sources around the sick governor claimed that he has been battling an undisclosed ailment for a while.

On January 17, 2023, Akeredolu’s wife, Betty, attacked her husband’s female aide over his health.

She accused the aide of plotting to become governor should the governor become unfit to continue in office.

An audio recording has gone viral in which the wife of the governor, Betty, accused a female aide, Ms Bunmi Ademosu, of interfering in the management of the governor’s health.

Ademosu is the Special Adviser on Public and Inter-Governmental Relations to Akeredolu.

Mrs Akeredolu’s outburst in the recording indicated that the governor is suffering from an undisclosed ailment.

She had shared on a Whatsapp platform for officials of the governor, accusing Ms Ademosu of “sneaking in herbal concoctions” for the treatment of her husband’s ailment.

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