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 Ondo State Governor Lucky 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 on Wednesday by the…
Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the Ondo State Governor, on Friday promised to sustain the legacies of his predecessor, the late Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. Aiyedatiwa, who stated this during a candlelight procession organised by members of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Ondo State chapter, in honour of the late Akeredolu, at the Government House, Akure, described him as a…
Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the Ondo State governor, on Friday, signed the 2024 Appropriation bill shortly after it was passed into law by the state House of Assembly. Tagged: “Budget of Economic Resilience”, Aiyedatiwa, while presenting a total of N384,533,000,000.00 before the parliament last week Thursday, stated that the bill would provide the financial guidepost for the…
The newly-sworn Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has announced five fresh appointments after taking the oath of office following the death of his former boss, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. Aiyedatiwa, in a statement on Wednesday, signed by the State Deputy Chief of Staff, Olusegun Omojuwa, announced a seasoned journalist, Mr Ebenezer Adeniyan, as his Chief Press…
Following the death of the Ondo State Governor Olurotimi Akeredolu, the Special Adviser on Union Matters to the Governor, Mr Dare Aragbaiye, has resigned his position A letter signed by Aragbaiye showed that he resigned his position effective Wednesday, December 27, 2023. The letter reads, “I write to refer to the subject above and to…
The acting governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has officially been sworn in as the governor, succeeding the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. The swearing-in which was held at the government house, Alagbaka in Akure, the state capital. It was administered by the chief judge, Justice Olusegun Odusola at 5:18pm. Recall that Akeredolu was pronounced dead…
Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the Ondo State Acting Governor, has frozen the accounts of the 18 local government areas and 33 local council development areas, LCDAs. According to reports, the acting governor also asked the newly created LCDA not to open new accounts. A letter to the local councils reads: “Distinguished HOLGAs, Your Excellency, the Acting Governor…
The acting Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Thursday, in a statewide broadcast, decried the intrigues and leadership crisis that followed the ill health of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, saying the crisis of the last few months could have been avoided for the benefit of the state. Aiyedatiwa, while admitting that the political crisis that had…
The Ondo State Governor Olurotimi Akeredolu, on Tuesday, proceeded on a fresh medical leave outside the state while officially handed over the affairs of government to his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to take over power in an “acting capacity” while he was away on a medical trip. Akeredolu, in a statement issued by his Chief Press…
