Former Oyo governor Alao-Akala dies at 71

A former Governor of Oyo State, Otunba Christopher Alao-Akala, is dead. He was aged 71.

Akala was the governor of the state between 2007 and 2011.

Although details of his death are sketchy, sources close to the politician confirmed the tragic incident on Wednesday.

The politician, who had been battling terminal ailment for a while, died in his Ogbomoso country home, on Wednesday morning, according to sources.

Daily Trust also quoted a source at the All Progressives Congress (APC) as confirming Akala’s death, adding that he died in his room.

“It is true that Oga is dead. He died in the early hours of Wednesday in his room in Ogbomoso. He was full of life last night. In fact, I head he was playing with his children before he went to bed. We are in a mourning mood now,” he said.

Born on June 3, 1950, at Ogbomoso in the Ogbomoso North Local Government Area of Oyo State, Alao-Akala had his elementary school at Osupa Baptist Day School, Ogbomoso before proceeding to Kamina Barracks Middle School, 5th Battalion of Infantry in Tamale, Ghana.

This is the third known death of prominent personalities from Ogbomosho in a month.

On December 12, 2021, Oba Oladunni Oyewumi, the Soun of Ogbomoso, passed on.

On January 8, 2022, Prof Taibat Danmole, his daughter who was a lecturer at the Lagos State University (LASU), also died.