The former Governor of Oyo State Otunba Christopher Alao-Akala, is dead.
A source close to the family confirmed the demise of the Alao Akala on Wednesday.
As of the time of this report, the details of his death remains sketchy.
The PRO of the All Progressive Congress in Oyo state, Dr Olatunde Abdluazeez, confirmed that “the news of his death is out, may his soul rest in perfect peace.”
71-year-old Alao Akala was born on June 3, 1950, in Ogbomosho, Oyo State.
Akala served as a former police officer and a former Deputy Governor to Chief Rashidi Ladoja.
He became governor after the impeachment of Ladoja.
He was a former candidate of the ADP in the 2019 governorship election in Oyo State before defecting to the APC.