The body of former Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has arrived in Nigeria.
According to a post on the X handle of the late governor’s spokesperson, Mr. Richard Olatunde, the plane conveying the body arrived the private wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at about 3:39 pm on Friday.
Akeredolu died in Germany on 27th December 2023 after a long battle with prostrate cancer.
The body was received by his wife, Chief Betty anyanwu- Akeredolu, his children, and siblings, led by Prof. Wole Akeredolu, the deceased’s immediate younger brother.
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, represented by his Chief of Staff, Mr. Tayo Ayinde; Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tokunbi Talabi; and representative of Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke also joined in receiving the body.
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, Engr. Ade Adetimehin; a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Gboyega Adefarati, and some members of the Ondo State Executive Council, led by the Secretary to the State Government, Princess Oladunni Odu, were also present at the airport to receive the body of the former governor.
Family members, followers, friends, and associates could not control their emotions as Akeredolu’s remains were being lowered from the plane.
The statement disclosed that his remains have been deposited at the morgue until the final burial, adding that “deails of the burial arrangements will be announced by the family at a later date.”
