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Breaking: Alao-Akala of Oyo dies at 71

TheHILL | NEWS | January 12.

A former governor of Oyo State, Otunba Adebayo Christopher Alao-Akala, has been reported dead in the early hours of Wednesday in Igbomoso.

TheHILL can authoritatively report the ex-Governor died at the age of 71.

Akala, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was a former governor of the state, between 2007 and 2011.

He was also 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.

Report has it that he came back from Abuja last night and died while he was sleeping.

Details later:

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