BREAKING: Tears as popular former Nigerian governor dies of heart attack, see photos

  • Major General Ekundayo Babakayode Opaleye (rtd), a former military administrator of Ondo state, has died
  • Opaleye was military governor from August 1986 to 1987, during the regime of General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida
  • The former governor reportedly died of a heart attack in Abeokuta, Ogun state, with Governor Dapo Abiodun sending his condolences to the Opaleye family

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Abeokuta, Ogun state – A former military governor of Ondo state, Major General Ekundayo Babakayode Opaleye (rtd), is dead.