Former Oyo Governor Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala is dead.He was 71.
Alao-Akala died exactly one month after the demise of the Soun of Ogbomosho.
Unconfirmed source said the former Governor died on Wednesday morning in his sleep at his Ogbomosho home.
Another source said the convoy of the former Governor had already been rolled out for a trip to Ibadan before the incident.
The source said concern was raised when the former Governor, who was expected to join the convoy, didn’t come out, forcing some of the aides to rush into the house where he was confirmed dead.
The cause of his death could not be ascertained as at press time.
He served under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
He handed over power to late Governor Abiola Ajimobi.
He later decamped to the All Progressives Congress(APC) where he held sway as a chieftain, particularly in Ogbomoso until his death.Since the news of the his death broke out today,many in the socio-political landscape,especiallly in Oyo state,have been mourning including the current Governor of Oyo State,Engr Seyi Makinde,who wrote,
