The Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu is dead
Akeredolu died at about 2 a.m. on Wednesday at an undisclosed location in Lagos where he was receiving treatment
He died of leukemia and prostate cancer, two ailments that had made him incapacitated for several months.
New findings indicated that he was being managed by State House doctors up to his death because of the hurdle to fly him abroad.
Frantic efforts according to the source were made including search for a dialysis machine to be sent to his secret location in Lagos last week.
He was 67 years old.
The ailing governor returned to Nigeria in September following a three-month medical leave in Germany and only recently proceeded on another one after he was directed by President Bola Tinubu to hand over power to his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa.
His deputy, Aiyedatiwa has been standing in as Acting Governor.
Following his return to Nigeria in September, Akeredolu stayed in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital and tried to govern his state from there, leading to public outrage