Gbenro Adesina
Former Governor of Oyo State, Otunba Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala, has reportedly died in the early hours of Wednesday, January 12, 2021 in his home in Ogbomoso.
Akala, 71, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was a former governor of the state between 2007 and 2011.
He was also a deputy governor under former Governor, Rashidi Ladoja between 2003 and 2006, when Ladoja was impeached and he consequently became the acting governor for eleven months.
As at the time of filing this report, the cause of his death is not yet known.