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PHOTOS: Akeredolu’s body arrives Nigeria from Germany
The body of the late former Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, CON, has arrived in Nigeria.
According to a post on the X handle of the late governor’s spokesperson, Richard Olatunde, the plane conveying the body arrived at about 3:39 p.m. on Friday, January 5, 2024.
The late Governor’s remains were brought into the country from Germany, where he passed away.
According to close sources, he will be embalmed at a private morgue ahead of the funeral expected to be in the second week of February.
Akeredolu died on December 27, 2023 at 67 years.
Akeredolu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), died on Wednesday, December the 27, 2023, exactly three weeks after leaving for Germany on medical vacation.
He had transmitted power to his deputy Lucky Aiyedatiwa who has since been sworn in as governor of Ondo State.
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