Rotimi Akeredolu’s Intimate Secrets

Here are 12 secrets known to only very few people about Rotimi Akeredolu, the Ondo State governor who just died, according to YES INTERNATIONAL! Magazine findings…

1. His full name is Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu

2. He was born on July 21, 1956 to Ola and Grace Akeredolu of Igbotu, Ese Odo, Ondo State 

3. He attended Government Primary School, Owo, Aquinas College, Akure and Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State where he read Law and graduated in 1977

4. Before delving into politics, he ran a successful legal outfit, Olujinmi & Akeredolu, which he co-founded with Chief Akin Olujinmi, a former Attorney General and Minister of Justice of the Federation

5. He was married to Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu and together they had four children – Oluwarotimi Jr, Teniola, Yejide and Babajide 

6. The most beautiful thing about their marriage is that Betty, a breast cancer survivor, is Igbo and also older than her husband 

7. He served as the Attorney General of Ondo State between 1997 and 1999

8. He served as President, Nigerian Bar Association from 2008 to 2010

9. He was elected Ondo Governor in 2017 (February 24) and he died in 2023 (December 27) from complications arising from protracted prostate cancer

10. He was conferred with the national honour of Commander of the Order of the Niger by former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2022

11. All through his stay in office, he wasn’t too lucky with his choice of deputies. The first one, Agboola Ajayi, had to quit at some point. Even the second one, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, fell out with him before death eventually made him his successor 

12. He was popularly known as Aketi and instead of Mr. or Chief, he preferred to be addressed as Arakunrin