The remains of Rotimi Akeredolu, the former governor of Ondo State, have arrived in Nigeria on Friday, January 5.
Akeredolu died in Germany on December 27, 2023, after a protracted battle with prostrate cancer.
Politics Nigeria reports that Akeredolu’s body was brought into the country from Germany and had been deposited at the morgue until the final burial.
The plane that conveyed the body reportedly arrived at about 3:39 p.m. on Friday, January 5.
The wife of the late governor, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, his children, and siblings led by Prof. Wole Akeredolu, the immediate younger brother, received the body.
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, represented by his Chief of Staff, Mr. Tayo Ayinde; Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tokunbi Talabi; and a representative of Osun State Governor, Senator Demola Adeleke, also joined in receiving the body.
