South-West Governors who paid a condolence go to to the residence of the late former Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, have promised to offer a dignified funeral for the late Governor.
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, who Bayo Lawal, his deputy, represented, led the Governors to Akeredolu’s Ibadan residence on Friday.
The Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke; his Ogun State counterpart, Dapo Abiodun; and the Ekiti State Governor, Abiodun Oyebanji, have been current in addition to the Lagos State Governor, Sanwo-Olu who arrived a lot later, visited the late Governor’s household.
Recall that Akeredolu died of issues from prostate most cancers, on Wednesday.
The Governors nonetheless took turns to signal the condolence register on the residence.
Speaking after the go to, Abiodun mentioned the late Akeredolu championed the reason for a southern presidency within the buildup to the 2023 elections and labored for the trigger.
On behalf of the Governors, Abiodun mentioned,
“Collectively, we will be majorly responsible for his funeral rites in according him the farewell that he deserves. We will be setting up a joint committee of the South Western states to work with the family and collaborate with the government of Ondo State to ensure that we give him a deserving funeral.”
“We are all right here, governors of the South-West states. Osun, Ekiti, Oyo, for Lagos, he’ll quickly be right here. He has some flight points. We are right here to commiserate with the Akeredolu household and in addition the Ondo State Government on the passing of our senior colleague and brother, His Excellency, Akeredolu whom the Lord has referred to as to his facet.
“Without a doubt, we’re all nonetheless in a state of shock and disbelief, Akeredolu was the Chairman, South-West Governors’ Forum, Chairman of the Southern Governors Forum, a place that he held and led very courageously, very fearlessly, a discovered Senior Advocate of Nigeria, a profitable second time period governor of the state.
“All of us are right here on behalf of our households, the complete South-Western states to commiserate with the household and other people of the state. Our prayer is that the Almighty God will forgive his sins and grant him everlasting repose. We additionally pray the spouse, youngsters, members of the family, and the complete authorities of the state bear this very unhappy, surprising, and painful exit.
“This is a man who is an advocate for a southern presidency, we could recall vividly the reinvigorated Southern Governors Forum meeting in Delta State about two and half years ago, he championed that cause that the southern presidency should come from the South and he stayed with it among several causes that he championed successfully. He will be sorely missed by all of us. The vacuum he left will be very difficult to fill by everyone.”
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