Olayide Owolabi Adelami, an ex-deputy Clerk of the National Assembly, has been nominated as the new Deputy Governor of Ondo State.
Adelami’s nomination is coming shortly after Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa announced the dissolution of members of the State Executive Council in the cabinet who worked under the late governor, Rotimi Akeredolu.
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan, confirmed the nomination of Adelami in a statement released, saying an alumnus of Imade College, Adelami obtained his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Lagos before proceeding to get his MBA from Ogun State University.
He was a deputy clerk at the National Assembly before retiring in April 2018.
Adelami’s nomination is believed to have laid to rest agitations for the appointment of a new deputy governor for the state following the emergence of Aiyedatiwa.
The Informant247 had earlier reported that Governor Aiyedatiwa, on Wednesday, approved the dissolution of the State Executive Council with immediate effect while also ordering the cabinet members to hand over all official property with them to the Permanent Secretaries or most senior administrative officers.
This dissolution was made known in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, coming a month after his inauguration as the governor following the demise of the former governor Rotimi Akeredolu, who died of prostate cancer in Germany
The statement reads, “The Governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has dissolved the State Executive Council, with immediate effect.”
“All members of the Cabinet are to immediately hand over to the Permanent Secretaries or the most senior administrative officers in their respective offices.”
In the statement, the governor also fired all aides, as he appreciated them for contributing their quota to the development of Ondo State.
“Also, all Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) and Special Assistants (SAs) are relieved of their duties, with immediate effect,” he added.
“All the affected officials are directed to hand over all government properties in their possession.
“The governor thanks the affected officials for their services and contributions to the development of the State.”
Before Akeredolu’s death, there was a serious crisis between his camp and that of his predecessor.
President Bola Tinubu intervened to resolve the crisis, but the intervention did not yield the desired result.
