Fagbemi, Tunji-Ojo, Fayemi, Mimiko Mourn Akeredolu

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) Minister of Interior, Hon Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi and former Governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko has mourned the demise of former Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, describing it as a colossal loss.

Specifically, Fagbemi said the death of Akeredolu is a colossal loss to the country, the legal world and civil society organisations.

“I’m saddened by his death. He was a patriot, a goal-getter and legal luminary who served his state well and the entire country,” Fagbemi said in a statement he personally signed.

Also, the Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo in a statement issued by his media aide, Alao Babatunde, described the death of Akeredolu as a colossal loss to the state and nation at large.

On his part, Fayemi, who is a former Chairman of the Nigerian Governors (NGF), expressed profound grief over Akeredolu’s passing.

Fayemi described the late Akeredolu as a nationalist and statesman whose death was a great loss to the country and especially the people of Ondo State.

Former governor of Ondo state, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, expressed sadness over the demise of his successor as governor of Ondo state and friend of many years.

Mimiko, in a statement by his special assistant on Media and Digital Communications, John Paul Akinduro, described the death of Akeredolu as a big loss to the people of Ondo state, his community of Owo and the nation at large.