The move to probe the cause of death of former Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State by the state government has generated controversy as residents reject the decision.
While cautioning the state government against proceeding to embark on a coroner’s inquest over the demise of the former governor in 2023, the stakeholders described the development as uncalled for. The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Kayode Ajulo, had disclosed that some concerned groups and citizens within and outside the state had submitted petitions to the Ministry of Justice seeking the invocation of coroner’s inquest.
Adegoroye, who emphasised that those behind the petitions are mischievous, acknowledged that the state government has a responsibility to receive and act on any petition but advised the governor not to walk into the booby trap which he said could dent his administration. Also, a former Head of Service in the state, Ajose Kudehinbu, questioned the motive behind the coroner’s inquest, particularly that the cause of death of the late governor had never arose at any point.
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