UPDATE: FAMILY MEMBERS, ASSOCIATES HOLD EIGHTH DAY PRAYER FOR LATE AKEREDOLU
Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the late former governor of Ondo State, had his eighth-day prayer in his hometown of Owo.
Residents of the ancient town, as well as members of his family and political associates, attended the prayer conducted on Wednesday at his home.
Prayers were said for the state, the Owo community, and the families and supporters of the former governor during the service presided over by Revd. Canon S. B. Oladimeji.
Toyin Akeredolu, the late governor’s younger sister, represented the Akeredolu family.
Also present were the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State; Ade Adetimehin; former Special Adviser to the late Governor on Special Duties and Union Matters, Dare Aragbiaye; former Commissioner for Infrastructure, Lands and Housing; Raimi Aminu.
Others include members of the State House of Assembly representing Owo constituencies 1 and 2, respectively, Oluwole Ogunmolasuyi and Morenike Witherspoon; Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of both local government and local council development areas in Owo and its environs.
Akeredolu died of prostrate cancer in a German hospital on December 27, 2023. He was aged 67.
He served as the sixth executive governor of Ondo State between 2017 and 2023.
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