Oyo Govt Declares 3-day Mourning Over Akeredolu’s Death, Flags To Fly Half-Mast

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has declared three days of state mourning in honour of the late Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu.

The late governor was the Chairman of the South-West Governors’ Forum.

Governor Makinde, who is also the Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum gave the directive on Thursday, in Ibadan, in a statement iaaued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Sulaimon Olanrewaju.

Akeredolu died on Wednesday morning in Germany, where he had gone for medical treatment.

He has been replaced as Ondo State governor by his erstwhile deputy, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa.

Makinde said that all flags at public offices in Oyo state would be flown at half-mast for three days.

He had, on Wednesday evening, alongside the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Gov. Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman of Kwara State, visited the Ibadan home of the late Akeredolu.