Lights go out as Rotimi Akeredolu leaves stage

After A great stay, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, on Wednesday, got out THE world, exit a lot admirers And Indeed, THE nation, in mourning, SEYE OLUMIDE reports.

From 2012 When he actively adventure In THE policy of Ondo State as THE of the governor candidate of THE deceased Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), which he lost has ancient Governor Segun Mimiko of Work To party (LP), Before Ultimately emerging governor, Rotimi Akeredolu climb over THE policy scene of THE State And Indeed, Nigeria, as A colossus.

While In THE saddle, he directed SO a lot struggles And initiatives For THE South West region In THE pursuit of cohesion And generally peace. Her was A unprecedented courage has stay For truth, justice, And equity In THE Nigerian democratic space.

But yesterday, After A prolonged disease And gallant battle For life, Governor Olurotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State breathed her last. THE orchestra stopped. And he got out THE scene.

Usually, because of THE length of her battle with leukemia And A chain of recent revelations about her State of health, Akeredolu disappearance should not to have has been A surprise has a lot. Again, THE passage of THE 67 years old ancient President of THE Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) came as A rude shock has a lot The politicians, especially those In THE From South region.

No doubt, THE late Ondo State governor will be recalled For a lot things. A politician, A lawyer, A activist, A student unionist, And A detribalized Nigerian WHO took her marry, Betty, Since in my humble opinion State, prominent among her sterling qualities was her courage has confront constituted authorities on problems of justice, justice, And equity.

He demonstrated This quality In 2020 When he confronted THE direction of THE decision All Progressives Congress (APC) And ancient President Muhammadu Buhari on Why power must back has THE south base on A gentleman And rotation arrangement. A lot of her ilk would be to have dodged such fights, most especially When he (Akeredolu) was preparing For her second term In office.

He would be Also be recalled For THE brave position he took during THE establishment of THE new South West security outfit, code name Operation Amotekun. He East on save that Akeredolu took that stay has confront THE excess of THE armed Fulani shepherds, WHO were allegedly terrorize towns, villages, And farming lands through Yoruba earth.

Although THE seats government has THE time And THE Fulani hegemony Single him out For persecution because of her audacity has defend And protect Yoruba to land, THE late Governor of Ondo State Never disturbs, he was Never disturbed until Amotekun came has stay. A lot known The politicians of Akeredolu type supported out has that time.

Lately East her franc nature on THE subject of restructuring. If there are things has be very lack, Akeredolu role In back of power has THE south, her contributions has THE establishment of Amotekun And her courage has talk truth has constituted authority are What Nigerians would be remember as her contributions.

From 2012 When he adventure In Ondo policy, And until he breathed her last yesterday, Akeredolu style was very controversial. HAS to summarize her policy history, he was President Bolas Ahmed Tinubu anointed candidate For THE governorship election of Ondo In 2012 against a lot notable names.

THE deceased ACN could not manage THE consequences crisis of It is governorship primary as has SO And Akeredolu lost THE competition has Mimiko.

In 2016, he search In THE governorship race of Ondo State Again but In spite of Tinubu. By SO, he had become THE Grill of THE National Functioning Committee (NOC) of All Progressives Congress (APC), SO directed by Chief John Odigie Oyégun And THE presidency.

Tinubu was SO proof Segun Abraham but Akeredolu Ultimately won THE celebration primary And Also went in front has become THE 18th governor of Ondo State. Her painful relationship with Tinubu became pronounced until he took A turn For GOOD When he began has lawyer For THE from South presidency.

He was not that clear if he obtained Tinubu support during her re-election In 2020, but he won And After stood by President Tinubu all along THE APC presidential campaign And primary.

Her policy history, However, amended When THE news of her disease First of all became apparent has THE public, which later peaked In her First of all medical journey abroad Sometimes In April This year.

Crisis began between Akeredolu And her deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa When THE governor traveling to Germany For A medical vacation. Power was transmitted has Aiyedatiwa In A acting ability, but a few helpers And associates of THE governor began A campaign of calumny against Aiyedatiwa, alleging he was be unfair has Akeredolu.

A few alleged he was happy with THE governor SO deteriorate health condition while others alleged that he was jubilant When he was rumor that Akeredol...