Rotimi Akeredolu

His Excellency
Rotimi Akeredolu
CON SAN
Governor of Ondo State
In office
24 February 2017 – 27 December 2023
Deputy
Preceded byOlusegun Mimiko
Succeeded byLucky Aiyedatiwa
President of the Nigerian Bar Association
In office
2008 – August 2010
Preceded byOlisa Agbakoba
Succeeded byJoseph Bodurin Daudu
Attorney General of Ondo State
In office
1997–1999
Governor
Personal details
Born
Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu

(1956-07-21)21 July 1956
Owo, Western Region, British Nigeria (now in Ondo State, Nigeria)
Died27 December 2023(2023-12-27) (aged 67)
near Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Political party
Spouse
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(m. 1981)​
Children4
Alma materObafemi Awolowo University
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • politician
Websiteaketi.org
NicknameAketi

Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu CON SAN ((Listenⓘ); 21 July 1956 – 27 December 2023) was a Nigerian lawyer and politician who served as governor of Ondo State from 2017[1] until his death in 2023.

His adopted prefix was "Arakunrin",[2] while his nickname was "Aketi".[3] He was a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) who became president of the Nigerian Bar Association in 2008.[4] Akeredolu was also a managing partner at the law firm of Olujinmi & Akeredolu,[5] which he co-founded with Chief Akin Olujinmi, a former attorney general and minister for justice of Nigeria.

On 21 July 2020, Akeredolu was declared as the Ondo governorship candidate after the primary elections under the platform of the APC.[6] During his time as governor of Ondo State, he also doubled as the chairman of Southwest Governors' Forum, a forum consisting of governors of the Southwest Nigerian states.

  1. ^ "Breaking Ondo decides Inec officially declares Rotimi Akeredolu Governor elect". www.premiumtimesng.com. 27 November 2016. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu Archives". The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference dawn was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Nigerian Bar". www.nigerianbar.org. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Olujinmi Akeredolu". Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Ondo: Akeredolu wins APC gov primary". Punch Newspapers. 20 July 2020. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.