He was a son of the soil, and I have come to pay homage,’’ the President said.
According to the circular, Mr Alabi will resume his duty post when the governor returns from his medical vacation in Germany.
Mr Akeredolu okayed the ambitions of Labour Party’s Peter Obi and APC’s Bola Tinubu while carpeting that of Mr Abubakar.
Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya will chair the committee for the party’s presidential primary special convention, while finance minister Zainab Ahmed will be the committee co-chair.
The Ondo state governor has described Mr Emefiele’s decision to run for president as “brazen” illegality.
