The Ondo governor is dead. Akeredolu died at the age of 67. According to reports, Akeredolu departed on Wednesday at around 2 a.m. in the morning while undergoing treatment in a German hospital.

He died after battling prostate cancer and leukemia, two conditions that had kept him incapable of moving for many months.

Gov. Akeredolu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), and former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), won his re-election as the state governor in October 2020 and was sworn in for a second term in office in February 2021.

The governor’s second term, which started in January 2023, was afflicted with complications ever since he went on medical leave overseas in June.

After spending months abroad, the 67-year-old politician came back to Nigeria in September and settled in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. On Wednesday, December 13, he proceeded on another medical leave and wrote a notice formally transferring power to his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa who later assumed the responsibilities of the governor in full acting capacity.

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.