Governor Akeredolu Is Very Much Alive – Ondo Government Debunks Death Rumours

 

The Ondo State Government has debunked the rumours of death of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.

A statement released by the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, urged residents of the state and the general public to disregard the rumour about the governor. Last week, rumor was rife on social media that the governor was gravely ill. Some people feared he had died. Currently, the governor is not in the state and he did not officially transfer power to his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa.

Ademola-Olateju in her statement admitted that the governor has been indisposed.

“We have been inundated with calls and messages concerning the state of health of the Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, CON. We had chosen to ignore this wicked fabrication until it appeared that certain persons seek to draw political mileage from the disinformation. Though the Governor has been indisposed for he has been attending to state matters and delegating functions to functionaries of the Government, when necessary. We enjoin the members of the public to ignore the rumour. Aketi is very much alive” the commissioner stated

Governor Akeredolu Free 16 Prisoners On Independence Day

 

According to report Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has pardoned 16 inmates serving various jail terms across the Correctional Centres in the State.

Akeredolu directed the Comptroller of Federal Correctional services in the State, over the weekend, to release the prisoners from its custodial facilities.

The move by the governor was made to mark this year’s Independence Day celebration.

According to the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in the State, Charles Titiloye, who is also the Chairman of the State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy, the release of the inmates was in accordance with the power conferred on the Governor by paragraphs (a) (c) and (d) of Subsection (1) of Section 212, of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, (as amended).

Titiloye said the inmates, who were serving various terms of imprisonment at the correctional centers, received the grace and mercy of the Governor following the reports on their good conduct and behaviour in the Correctional Centres.

He added that they were recommended for release by the State’s Advisory Council on the Prerogative of mercy.

The Governor urged the released inmates to be of good conduct and see their release as another opportunity to live a better life devoid of crime.

He called on the citizens of the State not to discriminate against them but to integrate them into their various communities.

The Governor also commuted and reduced the sentences of seventeen (17) other inmates serving various terms of imprisonment in custodial centers in the State.

 

Update: Governor Akeredolu Sacks All Aides Of His Deputy Governor

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state, has terminated the appointments of six aides attached to his embattled deputy governor, Agboola Ajayi and his wife.