Laolu Elijah, Ibadan

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last presidential election, Mr Peter Obi, has described former Governor Rotimi Akeredolu as a dogged fighter who stood for truth.

He said this while paying a condolence visit to Akeredolu’s family in Ibadan.

Obi, who came with Professor Pat Utomi, noted that the deceased governor was a forthright person who stood by the masses at all times.

In the condolence register, Obi wrote: May God Almighty, who called you home, grant you eternal rest in His kingdom and grant your family and all of us the fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss. God Almighty, bless your family.”

In his condolence message, Prof Utomi, who was Akeredolu’s classmate at Loyola College Ibadan in the 60s said Akeredolu had that leadership trait in him since he was in secondary school.

“Akeredolu would not keep quiet in the face of oppression, and he never compromised on justice and equity.”

Responding on behalf of the family, the immediate younger brother of the deceased, Prof Wole Akeredolu, commended the duo for the visit and their support for the family.

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