Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa issued the declaration and also ordered that national flags be flown at half-mast across the state.
In an official statement released on Wednesday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan, it was stated: “In a solemn declaration, the Governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has announced a three-day period of State mourning in honor of the late Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN, CON, former Governor of Ondo State, who died in the early hours of Wednesday, December 27, 2023.”
The mourning period, accompanied by fasting and prayer, will be observed from Thursday, December 28, to Saturday, December 30, 2023. Additionally, the statement directs that all national flags in the state be flown at half-mast for seven days, reflecting the state’s collective grief.
Governor Aiyedatiwa has further suspended State government ceremonies during this mourning period. Condolence registers have been made available at the Governor’s Office, the Government House in Akure, as well as State Liaison Offices in Lagos and Abuja for those who wish to convey their sympathies.
The statement concludes with a prayer for the peaceful repose of the late governor’s soul: “May the soul of our late leader rest in perfect peace, Amen.”
Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Ondo State
The Ondo State Government has declared a three-day mourning period to pay homage to the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, who passed away in the early hours of Wednesday, December 27, 2023. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa made the announcement and instructed that national flags be flown at half-mast across the state.
In an official statement released on Wednesday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan, it was stated: “In a solemn declaration, the Governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has announced a three-day period of State mourning in honor of the late Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN, CON, former Governor of Ondo State, who died in the early hours of Wednesday, December 27, 2023.”
The mourning period, accompanied by fasting and prayer, will be observed from Thursday, December 28, to Saturday, December 30, 2023. Additionally, the statement directs that all national flags in the state be flown at half-mast for seven days, reflecting the state’s collective grief.
Governor Aiyedatiwa has further suspended State government ceremonies during this mourning period. Condolence registers have been made available at the Governor’s Office, the Government House in Akure, as well as State Liaison Offices in Lagos and Abuja for those who wish to convey their sympathies.
The statement concludes with a prayer for the peaceful repose of the late governor’s soul: “May the soul of our late leader rest in perfect peace, Amen.”