Bedridden Ondo Governor, Akeredolu Absents Himself From President Tinubu’s Meeting With Governors | Sahara Reporters

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The Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, currently battling with an illness, was unable to President Bola Tinubu’s first meeting with Governors of the 36 States under the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday. Checks by SaharaReporters, which had exclusively reported that the Ondo governor was bedridden in his residence in Ibadan, Oyo State, showed that Akeredolu absented himself from the NGF meeting and was therefore not on any of the photographs. Tinubu had met with the governors around 12:36pm on Wednesday.

June 8, 2023

Some of those present at the meeting include Governors of Zamfara, Kano, Taraba, Kogi, Ogun, Nasarawa, Bayelsa, Adamawa, Ebonyi, Lagos, Rivers, Osun, Jigawa, Benue, Taraba, Delta, Enugu, Rivers, Oyo, Plateau, Kebbi, Abia, Imo, BauchiAlso at the meeting were Vice President Kashim Shettima; Secretary to the Government of the Federation , Senator George Akume.

“His condition is very critical now, which is why he is being flown abroad. He is currently in Ibadan because that is where the family prefers to have him when his condition is critical because of the prying eyes and civil servants in Ondo,” a source had revealed. “We have been inundated with calls and messages concerning the state of health of the Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.

 

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