Christopher Alao-Akala, former governor of Oyo State is dead. He died in his sleep on Wednesday.
The cause of the death was not known yet.
Born on June 3, 1950, at Ogbomoso in the Ogbomoso North Local Government Area of Oyo State, Alao-Akala had his elementary school at Osupa Baptist Day School, Ogbomoso before proceeding to Kamina Barracks Middle School, 5th Battalion of Infantry in Tamale, Ghana.
He was the deputy governor to Rashidi Ladoja. Alao-Akala later became governor following the impeachment of Ladoja.