Obituary: Former Oyo State Governor, Akala Is Dead

January 12, 2022
Reports from Ibadan, Oyo State Governor on Wednesday confirmed that former governor of Oyo State, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala is dead.
Prime Business Africa understands that the former governor, in Igbomoso. He was aged 71.
Akala was a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was a former governor of the state, between 2007 and 2011.
He became a deputy governor under former governor, Rashidi Ladoja between 2003 and 2006, when Chief Ladoja was impeached and consequently became the acting governor for eleven months.
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Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.

Izuchukwu Okosi

Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.

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