(1956-07-21)21 July 1956 Owo, Western Region, Nigeria (now in Ondo State, Nigeria)
Died
27 December 2023(2023-12-27) (aged 67) near Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Political party
Action Congress of Nigeria (before 2013)
All Progressives Congress (from 2013)
Spouse
Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu
(m. 1981)
Children
4
Alma mater
Obafemi Awolowo University
Occupation
Lawyer
politician
Website
aketi.org
Nickname
Aketi
Oluwarotimi Odunayo AkeredoluCONSAN ((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.
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^"Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu Archives". The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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