The body of the late former Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, was flown back to Lagos enroute Murtala Mohammed International Airport on Friday at about 3.39 p.m.
Akeredolu’s remains were brought into the country from Germany, where he died on December 26, 2023, from prostate cancer.
The wife of the late governor, Dr. 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.
Also present at the airport to receive the body are the Secretary to the Ondo State Government, Princess Oladunni Odu, and some members of the state executive council.
Others include the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Engr. Ade Adetimehin and a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Gboyega Adefarati.
His family members, fans, friends, and associates could not control their emotions as the body of the late governor was brought down from the aircraft.
The body was thereafter taken to an undisclosed morgue until the final burial.