Former Ondo State Governor Dr Olusegun Mimiko on Sunday visited the family of the late governor Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu in Ibadan
Rotimi Akeredolu SAN took over from Mimiko in 2015 as the governor of the state
Dr Mimiko was accompanied by his wife Mrs Olukemi Mimiko, Mr Dare Adeleke an Aide to Gov Seyi Makinde and Mr Wale Ojo Lanre, Director General Ekiti State Bureau of Tourism Arts and Culture Barrister Wale Ojo Lanre and others.
The former governor and his entourage were received by the wife of the late Governor Betty Akeredolu and Mr Kola Akeredolu with the children
Governor Mimiko had on Saturday led an entourage of past government officials to the Government House in Akure to condoled with the governor of the state Hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the government and people of Ondo State.
“I came with this large entourage because this visit is a significant one,” he said.
Earlier in a condolence message issued by his Special Assistant on Media and Digital Communications, John Paul Akinduro, Mimiko described the death of Akeredolu as a big loss to the people of Ondo State, the community of Owo and the nation at large.
“Beyond the rhetorics of politics, Aketi was a patriot who did only what he believed in and was never shy of expressing his personal beliefs, no matter how controversial.
“From our days as unionists in the then University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Aketi was, and remained a dogged fighter for causes he believed in, and a jolly good personality.
“His departure will no doubt be felt by his wife, children, immediate associates and residents of our dear state,” he said.
