Wahab Adegbenro, the Ondo State Commissioner for Health is dead.
A source close to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu's government disclosed this to our correspondent in a chat.
The source revealed that Mr. Adegbenro died on Thursday after he was rushed to the hospital in Owo after contracting the deadly coronavirus.
"The Commissioner died today at the Federal Medical Centre in Owo and this has just thrown the entire cabinet into chaos.
"He died of COVID-19 because he had contracted the virus earlier and was taking drugs at his own comfort being a medical doctor".
The deceased is the owner of the popular "crown hospital" in the state.
It was gathered that sympathizers have continued to troop into the hospital.
