The Late former Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, will be laid to rest in his Owo hometown, on February 23, 2024.

The burial date was disclosed in a statement issued by the son of the deceased, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu Jnr. which was sighted on the Facebook page of the former Chief Press Secretary to the former governor, Mr. Richard Olatunde, on Monday.

The week-long burial programme which includes services of songs, commendation services, special court sessions, candlelight procession and world gyration by the Kegites Club, among others, will take place in Ibadan, Akure, and Owo.

The funeral service for Akeredolu who passed away last December 27 at the age of 67 in Germany, after a battle with prostate cancer, will take place at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Owo, and then followed by an interment on February 23, 2024.