Ondo State Governor, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has condoled with the family and people of Ondo State over the sudden death, Tuesday, of Dr. Paul Akintelure, a fellow aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the forthcoming Ondo State governorship.
The Governor described the sad departure of Akintelure as shocking and devastating, saying the departed APC aspirant was “a core progressive” who “was very consistent and loyal to the tenets of progressive politics in Ondo State and Nigeria.”
Akintelure died suddenly in Lagos on Tuesday after “a brief illness”. The nature of the illness is yet to be disclosed.
In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Ebenezer Adeniyan, Aiyedatiwa sympathised with the Akintelure family, the people of Okitipupa Local Government Area and Ondo State at large.
“Dr. Akintelure was a wonderful human being and was a core progressive,” the statement said. “He was very consistent and loyal to the tenets of progressive politics in Ondo State and Nigeria.
“He was a friend and associate. He conducted his private business and public affairs with so much decorum and humility to the admiration of many. We have lost a complete gentleman. He will be greatly missed.”
In the same vein, some of the aspirants of the party have suspended their political activities in honour of the late APC chieftain.