By Ayodele Oni
A leading Governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Paul Akintelure, is dead.
It was gathered that Akintelure a Medical Doctor from Igbotako, in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo state, died in the early hours of Tuesday after a brief illness.
Credible family sources disclosed that Akintelure passed on in Lagos.
As at the time of filing this report, the family was yet to officially announce the development.
A few days ago, Akintelure had raised an alarm that there had been both direct and indirect attempts on his life.
In a statement released by his spokesperson, Oladapo Akintelure, he expressed his initial belief that the threats would subside over time.
Akintelure expressed concern that the situation had worsened as the APC Governorship Primary election scheduled for April 25 approaches.
He further revealed that he had reported the threats to the relevant security agencies and received intelligence reports and recommendations.
Akintelure served as the running mate to the late Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu during the 2012 election under the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN).
He also served as a Commissioner in the immediate past administration of late Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.
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