Nigeria, July 2 -- The Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has reacted to the death of one of his commissioners, Wahab Adegbenro.

Mr Adegbenro, the state's commissioner for health, died from COVID-19 complications on Thursday.

Multiple sources in the government house told PREMIUM TIMES that Mr Adegbenro died at the state's infectious disease hospital.

Mr Akeredolu had also tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday.

Reacting to Mr Adegbenro's death, in a video on Thursday evening, Mr Akeredolu said the state has lost its most dutiful commissioner.

"He was not only our commissioner for health, he was the chairman of our committee on COVID-19. Although, I had ordered the information commissioner to issue a statement but I find it im...