Akeredolu returns hours after rumoured death, supports wife’s senatorial bid

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has arrived in Nigeria about 24 hours after his rumoured death.

The governor, who came back after a 14-day vacation in Germany, has also endorsed his wife, Betty’s senatorial aspiration to contest the Imo East Senatorial election in 2023.

There was a rumour that the governor was sick and had died in the German hospital.

But 24 hours after the rumour, the governor in a video posted by his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde, on his Facebook page showed the governor dancing and singing to prove to cynics that he is still alive.

He wrote, “Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, arrived at the international wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, Nigeria, at exactly 10:35pm on Sunday, April 17, 2022.”

Akeredolu, in the statement, said he “believed in the mission of the First Lady to emancipate women from the shackles of all forms of oppression.

He described her as “a fiercely independent personality who is never afraid to voice her dissent on any issue, l have witnessed her triumphs over adversities at close quarters.”

In the statement, Akeredolu said, “Let me choose this great day in our lives, our 41st wedding anniversary, to notch up in print my support for your popular and known quest to serve your people in the Senate.

“The evolution of modern societies bears indelible evidence of significant input of few people. This trajectory records definitive impact of those who dare to think and act differently.

“The consequence of this defiance finds expression in a radical departure from the old order, leading to transformation. It yields quality accretions that impact positively on the people in any given space.”

“I join all other well-wishers, admirers, supporters and stakeholders to support, openly and without any reservations or equivocation, my adorable Betty in her bid to continue to serve the people in her state of birth, Imo,” he added.