A sitting Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, died on Wednesday, twenty seventh of December, 2027.
The State Authorities revealed that Akeredolu died of protracted prostate most cancers whereas receiving medical care in Germany.
Akeredolu is the third Nigerian governor to die whereas in workplace.
He joined a listing that features former Kaduna State Governor, Patrick Yakowa and ex-Governor Mamman Ali of Yobe State.
Akeredolu was the Governor of Ondo State from 2017-2023.
He has been out of workplace since June 2023 when he formally transferred energy to Aiyedatiwa and proceeded on a 21-day medical depart in Germany.
The depart, which was supposed to finish on July 6, 2023, was later prolonged indefinitely because the governor continued to obtain remedy in Germany.
He later returned to Nigeria on September 6 and resumed at his personal residence in Ibadan, Oyo State.
On December 11, Akeredolu wrote to the state Meeting that he was continuing on one other medical depart.
Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa was the Governor of Kaduna State for under two years. He dominated from 2010 to 2012.
He died in a helicopter crash in 2012.
He was sworn in as governor on 20 Could 2010, succeeding former Governor Namadi Sambo who had been sworn in as vice chairman of Nigeria the day before today.
Yakowa, 64, efficiently ran for election as Kaduna Governor within the April 2011 ballot and gained.
On December 15, 2012, Yakowa died in a helicopter crash together with the previous Nationwide Safety Adviser, Common Owoye Andrew Azazi (rtd), whereas flying from Bayelsa State to Port Harcourt.
They have been coming back from the funeral of Oronto Douglas’ father in Bayelsa when the incident occurred.
Others within the ill-fated helicopter crash have been Dauda Tsoho and Mohammed Kamal, each aides, in addition to the 2 pilots, Muritala Mohammed Daba and Adeyemi Sowole.
Yakowa’s deputy, Alhaji Mukhtar Ramalan Yero, was consequently sworn-in the next day because the state’s new governor by the state Chief Choose, Justice Rahila Cudjoe.
Mamman Bello Ali, additionally managed simply two years as Yobe State Governor.
Ali was the Senator representing Yobe South Senatorial District between 1999 and 2007 and have become the Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Accounts.
In 2007, he ran for and gained the gubernatorial ballot below the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Celebration, ANPP, and was in workplace till his demise in 2009.
Whereas in workplace, Ali died of leukemia whereas receiving remedy at a hospital in Florida, United States.