Akeredolu: Oke speaks on his reported death, state of health

A former governorship candidate in Ondo State, Olusola Oke, has revealed the state of health of the ailing Governor of the state, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.

The Eagle Online recalls that Governor Akeredolu (SAN) had to be flown out of Ondo State owing to his failing health.

But speaking in a statement on Thursday, Oke said the Governor was “rapidly responding” to treatment.

He described that those circulating rumours about the alleged death of Akeredolu as “wicked and ungodly”.

He said: “As mortals, we can fall ill. The governor, like any human being, can fall ill. When illness comes, we seek medical treatment and take deserving rest, this the governor has done and is rapidly responding to treatment,” the statement reads.

“Spreading serial orchestrated rumour through cloned media platforms to harass his family, admirers and the good people of Ondo state of his death is not only ungodly, but it also reveals the toxic of wickedness and inhumanity in the minds and hearts of those behind the rumour mill.

“It is now realised that these deliberate cartels of rumour peddlers have made it a habitual trade to raise a false alarm about the death of the governor to cause panic, apprehension and tension in the state and beyond.

“Thank God, instead of morbid panic, the people of the state have responded with prayers and empathy. Daily, they pray for the governor and God, the giver of life, has indeed stood by him, his family and his well-wishers.

“For those who took pleasure in the pains of others by deliberately manufacturing rumours of the death of others, let me remind them that life belongs to God, and Him only.”