Nigerian Governors Who Died In Office And Causes Of Their Death [FULL LIST]
Nigerian Governors Who Died In Office And Causes Of Their Death [FULL LIST]
He was killed alongside five others in a helicopter crash…
In this article, CharityReporters has taken quality time to put down the list of governors who died while in office, as did former Governor Akeredolu of Ondo State.
First, we look at the most recent, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, who gave up the ghost after prolonged battle with leukaemia.
Rotimi Akeredolu
Late governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has joined the list of Nigerian governors who died in office since the nation gained independence in 1960.
Arakunrin Akeredolu became the fourth governor to pass on in office in Nigeria.
Akeredolu was first elected governor in 2016 and was re-elected in 2020. His constitutionally permissible two-term in office elapses in 2024.
A senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Akeredolu was president of the Nigerian Bar Association (SAN) from 2008 to 2010. He was also attorney-general of Ondo state from 1997 to 1999.
Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa
Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa The then Kaduna state governor, was killed alongside five others in a helicopter crash in Ogbia Creek, Bayelsa state in 2012, Aljazeera reported.
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Kaduna’s first Christian governor, Yakowa replaced Namadi Sambo after the latter was made vice president to Goodluck Jonathan.
A resident who witnessed the crash said the helicopter wobbled in the sky before nose-diving into a forest.
Mamman Bello Ali
Mamman Ali, the then-governor of Yobe state died in a Florida hospital in, the United States in 2009 two weeks after he travelled to the country for medical treatment.
Alli assumed office in May 2007 on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), AllAfrica reported.
Shehu Kangiwa
Shehu Kangiwa According to Premium Times, Shehu Kangiwa died in office in a polo accident in January 1982. Kangiwa was the governor of Sokoto state at the time of his death. Kangiwa’s deputy, Garba Nadama, was sworn in as the Sokoto governor until November 1983 when Muhammadu Buhari took over power through a military coup.
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