A former military governor of old Ondo State, Major General Ekundayo Opaleye (retd), has been confirmed dead.

Opaleye died on Saturday, November 18, at his Ibara GRA residence, in Abeokuta, from a heart attack.

He was the former military governor of old Ondo State, and until his death, the Balogun Erunmu of Owu Kingdom.

“He was military governor of old Ondo State (before the creation of present-day Ekiti State) from August 1986 to December 1987, during the regime of Military President, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida,” a statement by the family said.

“He took over from Admiral Mike Akhigbe of blessed memory before handing over to Commodore Olabode George.”

A former military governor of old Ondo State, Major General Ekundayo Opaleye (retd), has been confirmed dead.

Opaleye died on Saturday, November 18, at his Ibara GRA residence, in Abeokuta, from a heart attack.

He was the former military governor of old Ondo State, and until his death, the Balogun Erunmu of Owu Kingdom.

“He was military governor of old Ondo State (before the creation of present-day Ekiti State) from August 1986 to December 1987, during the regime of Military President, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida,” a statement by the family said.

“He took over from Admiral Mike Akhigbe of blessed memory before handing over to Commodore Olabode George.”