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Abiodun Olukoya: Ondo Former governor has died hours after Senator Durojaiye stop living

Former Military Governor of Ondo State, Sunday Abiodun Olukoya, is dead.

Olukoya, a retired Rear Admiral gave up the ghost on Tuesday after battling with an illness.

Before Ondo and Ekiti were split, Olukoya was the Governor of the combined States between 1989 and 1992.

He was Ondo helmsman from September 1990 to January 1992 during the General Ibrahim Babangida regime.

Olukoya succeeded Retired Commodore Olabode George and handed over to Chief Bamidele Olomilua.

The family will announce funeral arrangements.

Olukoya died hours after Olabiyi Durojaiye, former Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) died.

Durojaiye was the Senator for Ogun East from 1999 to 2003 on the Alliance for Democracy (AD) platform.

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