The Ondo State Government has announced Thursday, February 22, and Friday, February 23, 2024, as public holidays in memory of the late former governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu.
Akeredolu, who died on December 27 in a German hospital after a long illness, will be buried on Friday in Owo, his hometown.
According to a statement issued by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Ebenezer Adeniyan, on Tuesday, public holidays were proclaimed to allow state residents to participate in the former governor’s funeral rituals.
The statement said 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.”
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