Akeredolu: Ondo declares two days public holiday

Akeredolu: Ondo declares two days public holiday

The Ondo State Government has declared February 22 and 23, 2024 as public holidays in honour of late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.

This was disclosed in a statement by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan.

He said the two-day holiday will allow people of the state to honour the late former governor with several programmes billed for both days.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Akeredolu died in Germany on December 27, 2023 and would be buried on Friday in Owo, his hometown, according to the programme released by the family.

“The two work-free days will allow the people of the state to participate in the burial activities of the former governor,” the statement said.