The Government of Ondo State this Saturday, June 3, 2023, debunked the rumoured death of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.
It has since been rumoured that the governor is dead.
Confirming Akeredolu’s ill health and debunking the rumour of his death, the State Government insisted that the governor is alive, though sick.
It said in a statement entitled “Ignore The Rumor On The Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu SAN, CON”, signed by the State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Bamidele Ademola-Olateju:
“We have been inundated with calls and messages concerning the state of health of the Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, CON. 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.”