Anthonia Duru
Former Governor of Oyo State, Alao Akala is dead.
The former number one citizen of Oyo State who was aged 72 reportedly died in the early hours of Wednesday after a long battle with diabetes.
Akala, an indigene of Ogbomosho, served as the Deputy Governor of Oyo State from May 2003 to January 2006. Following the impeachment of the then incumbent Governor Chief Rashidi Ladoja, Alao-Akala was sworn into office in January 2006 and served for 11 months.
In December 2006, the impeachment was overturned by the Supreme Court and Rashidi Ladoja was reinstated.
Alao-Akala contested and won the gubernatorial election in 2007 under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and became the Executive Governor of Oyo state, serving a full term till May 2011.
Akala, a member of All Progressives Congress,APC, until his demise is survived by his wife, children and grand children
