A former governor of Oyo State, Christopher Alao-Akala was confirmed dead in the early hours of today.
He was the deputy governor of Oyo under former governor, Rashidi Ladoja between 2003 and 2006, when Chief Ladoja was impeached and consequently became the acting governor for eleven months.
Akala, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was a former governor of the state, between 2007 and 2011.
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While details resulting to the former governor’s demise are still unclear, Punch reports that the Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, Dr Olatunde Abdluazeez, confirmed the report as he said he said, “The news of his death is out. He did his best for the state. May his soul rest in peace.”
Alao-Akala was a former police officer and a former Deputy Governor to Chief Rashidi Ladoja. He became governor when Ladoja was impeached. He was a candidate of the ADP in the 2019 governorship election in Oyo State before defecting to the APC. (Punch)