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The Ondo State Government has declared Thursday, February 22 and Friday, February 23, 2024, as public holidays to honour the late former governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu.
Akeredolu, who died on December 27 in a German hospital during a protracted illness, is scheduled to be buried on Friday in Owo, his home town.
According to a statement issued by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Ebenezer Adeniyan, on Tuesday, the public holidays were declared to allow the people of the state to participate in the burial activities of the former governor.
The statement read in part, “The Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has declared Thursday, 22nd and Friday, 23rd of February 2024 as public holidays in the state. This is in honour of the former governor of the state, the late Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN, CON.
“The two work-free days will allow the people of the state to participate in the burial activities of the former governor.”
According to the statement, the burial activities which had started last Thursday, continued on Wednesday, February 21 with Ajabue (traditional rites) Owo.
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