Alao-Akala, former Oyo governor, dies at 71

Alao-Akala
Former Oyo State Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala (File photo)

Former Oyo State Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala is dead.

Aged 71, Alao-Akala, as gathered was said to have died in his sleep at the early hours of Wednesday.

Before his assumption of office as Oyo State governor on May 29, 2007, he was a deputy governor under former Governor Rashidi Ladoja between 2003 and 2006.