The mother of Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, Mrs Grace Akeredolu has passed on. She was 90 years old..
Her death was confirmed by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Richard Olatunde, in a statement issued on Thursday.
According to the statement, the deceased passed on “peacefully in her sleep early this (Thursday) morning. Mama was 90 years. She is survived by her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and other family members.”
Meanwhile, Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, and his Oyo state counterpart, Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, paid a condolence visit to Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, over his mother’s death
Following her death, many prominent Nigerians have continued to visit the Kopindogba residence of the late Grace Akeredolu, located in the Orogun area of Ibadan.
Gov. Akeredolu received the visitors in Ibadan on Thursday, including Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi and his Oyo State counterpart, Engr. Seyi Makinde.
Others, who also visited the governor on condolence were: Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Bayo Lawal; former Deputy Governor of the State, Iyiola Oladokun; leadership of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, led by the Chairman, Engr. Ade Adetimehin; Vicar of the All Saints Church, Jericho, Very Rev. Kalu Ndukwe; among others.
President Muhammadu Buhari has also sent his condolence message to the bereaved governor.
Addressing his visitors, Akeredolu said, “Undoubtedly, Maami was someone that was close to us. We lost our father over forty years ago. At the time of his death, I was the only graduate. And we are seven in number. And this woman was able to carry all of us through. Today, we have professors, judges, Doctor and all of us are graduates.
“She is a woman who had paid her price. And we owe her a duty. Coincidentally, I was here on Sunday, I spent some time with her here before going to the Bishop Francis Wale Oke program, where we had dinner. I never knew that would be the last time.”
