What Happened To Alao Akala? Christopher Alao-Akala, the Former Governor of Oyo State has reportedly died recently.
Christopher Alao-Akala, a former governor of Oyo State, has died. Alao-Akala, who was born on June 3, 1950, in Ogbomosho, Oyo State, died at the age of 71.
Akala was a former police officer and Chief Rashidi Ladoja’s Deputy Governor. When Ladoja was impeached, he took over as governor.
The governor was an ADP candidate in Oyo State’s gubernatorial election in 2019 before defecting to the APC.
Alao founded and served as chairman of TDB Global Ventures and the Parrot FM radio station in Ogbomoso, Oyo State.
What Happened To Alao Akala?- Is He Dead?
Christopher Alao-Akala is said to have died. It is unknown what caused the death of the former Governor of Oyo State since the circumstances of his death remained hazy at the time of reporting this story.
However, Dr. Olatunde Abdluazeez, Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, informed our correspondent, “The news of his death is out.”
He gave his all for the sake of the state. “May the soul of his departed soul rest in peace.” From May 2003 to January 2006, Akala was the Deputy Governor of Oyo State.
Following the impeachment of the then-incumbent Governor (Rashidi Ladoja), Alao-Akala took office in January 2006 and served for 11 months.
Alao Akala Age Death Cause Discussed
Former Governor of Oyo, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala, has died. When he died, the former governor was 71 years old. Alao died precisely one month after the Soun of Ogbomosho died.
According to an unconfirmed source, the former Governor died in his sleep on Wednesday morning.
According to another source, the former Governor’s convoy had already been rolled out for a journey to Ibadan before the event.
According to the source, there was alarm when the former Governor, who was scheduled to accompany the convoy, did not appear, causing some of his aides to rush into the residence where he was found dead.
In June 1974, Akala joined as a Cadet Inspector of Police at the Nigeria Police College in Ikeja.
Alao Akala Wife & Net Worth Explored
Alao-Akala was a polyglot who could communicate fluently in English, Yoruba, Hausa, and Ghanaian languages. His wife, Kemi Alao-Akala, was the previous governor’s wife.
Akala has a $6 million net worth. He died on January 12, 2022, at the age of 71, after having seven children. In the Police Force, Akala held many command positions.
He was Divisional Police Officer, Bode Thomas, Lagos; Divisional Police Officer, Iponri Police Station, Lagos; Railway Divisional Police Officer, Nigeria Railways, Western District, Nigeria Railway Police, Ibadan; CSP Admin.
TDB Global Ventures and Parrot FM radio station, both in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, were his founding and chairmanships.