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Since 2012 when he actively ventured into the politics of Ondo State as the gubernatorial candidate of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), which he lost to former Governor Segun Mimiko of Labour Party (LP), before eventually emerging governor, Rotimi Akeredolu bestrode the political scene of the State and indeed, Nigeria, like a colossus.
In the same way as his forebears Agagu and Adefarati, the late Rotimi Akeredolu has walked icily to the afterlife. Akeredolu, a prosperous lawyer who entered politics in order to make a significant contribution to the betterment of society and the fortification of institutions, has now, with heavy heart, given up everything he had ever wanted.
In Law and politics, the late Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), led many battles and won, but on Wednesday, the politician, popularly known as Aketi, bowed to the cold hands of death like every mortal.
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