The Ondo State Government has declared two days as a public holiday in honour of the late former governor, Rotimi Akeredolu.
This was contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, Ebenezer Adeniyan.
According to him, the governor declared Thursday, February 22, and Friday, February 23, as public holidays.
The statement said the two-day holiday is in honour of the late Akeredolu and to allow the people of Ondo State to participate in the funeral activities of the late governor.
“The Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has declared Thursday, February 22nd, and Friday, February 23rd, 2024, as public holidays in the state. This is in honour of the former Governor of the State, the late Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN, CON.
“The two work-free days will allow the people of the state to participate in the burial activities of the former governor,” he said.
Akeredolu died in Germany on Dec. 27, 2023, and would be buried on Friday in Owo, his hometown, according to the programme released by the family.
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