Paul Akintelure.
By Our Reporter
A frontline Ondo State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant, Paul Akintelure is dead.
According to the spokesperson of the APC in Ondo State, Alex Kalejaye, he died in the early hours of Tuesday.
Akintelure’s demise came days after the medical doctor turned politician raised alarm about threats to his life.
“Initially, I hope these incidents would dissipate over time, yet regrettably, they have escalated to pose a serious threat to my life,” his spokesman Oladapo Akintelure said in a March 21 statement.
“The threats against me only strengthen my resolve to stand up for what is right and just. I will not allow fear to dictate our path forward.
“Let us embrace peace, progress, and unity. Our collective strength lies in our to stand together as one, regardless of our differences.”
The late Akintelure had in 2012 ran as the deputy governorship candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) with Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.
Before then, he contested for the Ondo South senatorial election also under the ACN.
He was a Lagos-based private medical practitioner who hailed from Igbotako in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State.
