The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has described the death of the ex-governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu as a big loss to both the bar and the bench in Nigeria and indeed this part of the world.
Fagbemi, in a telephone chat with PMParrot on Sunday said Akeredolu died when the nation really needs his services most.
Said the senior advocate “Akeredolu’s death was quite unfortunate, but then, we are not in the position to query our Maker. He left when his potentials and capabilities were being explored and utilized by our society. He did his best and we all are living witnesses.
“He was an erudite lawyer in a class of his own, a voice for justice and fairness. He was bold and blunt to a fault.”
Fagbemi also spoke about the deceased’s role on the political arena especially the part he played in ensuring the present dispensation’s emergence and even survival.
“Apart from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s voice, Arakunrin Akeredolu’s was another voice that sounded loudest before the present administration could emerge. The rest is history today.
“On behalf of my family, the Ministry of Justice and all our mutual friends and colleagues, I commiserate with the immediate family left behind, the people of Owo, Ondo State, South West of Nigeria and Nigerians in general.
May his soul find peace with God.”
Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, was the governor of Ondo State until his demise last week Wednesday at the age of 67.
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