Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has vowed that the state congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC) scheduled for Tuesday will be held despite an order of the Federal High Court stopping the process. Aiyedatiwa, who convened a stakeholders’ meeting at the party secretariat in Akure, the state capital, on Monday night, shortly after…
The Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has approved the confirmation and appointment of 32 officers as Permanent Secretaries in the state civil service. The appointments were announced on Monday through a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Ebenezer Adeniyan, and posted on the state’s X handle. The appointees include…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has extended his heartfelt commiserations to the Animasaun Family of Ikare Akoko over the passing of Alhaji Shehudeen Olaleke Animasaun, one of the founding fathers of the State. This is contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ayedatiwa, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan According…
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has cast his vote at his hometown in Obenla Ugbo ward 4 unit 5. Speaking after casting his ballot with newsmen, Governor Aiyedatiwa appreciated the effort of security operatives in ensuring peaceful process especially. Governor Aiyedatiwa further commended Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, for early arrival of electoral materials and urged the…
Ahead of the April 20 governorship primary of the All-Progressives Congress in Ondo State, party elders, under the aegis of Ondo APC Aborigines, on Tuesday, endorsed Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa as their preferred aspirant. But the decision was rejected by the campaign organisations of two other frontline APC governorship aspirants, Wale Akinterinwa and Olusola Oke. At…
The Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organisation Foot Soldiers (LACO-FS), has asked other governorship aspirants in Ondo state, jostling for the seat to step down for governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to continue his good work in the state. Over 20 governorship aspirants in the All Progressive Congress, have showed interest in the seat while the party’s primary election…
President Bola Tinubu is expected to arrive in Ondo State soon for a condolence visit to the family of the late governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, in Owo. It was also learnt that the President would visit the Olowo of Owo Kingdom, Oba Ajibade Ogunoye, after which he will visit the national leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political…
The Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Wednesday, dissolved the State Executive Council, with immediate effect. “All members of the Cabinet (who were appointed by late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu) are to immediately hand over to the Permanent Secretaries or the most senior administrative officers in their respective offices,” the governor’s spokesman, Ebenezer Adeniyan, said…
Ondo State Government says it is fully committed to the completion of the Sunshine Food Processing Company. Acting Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa announced this during a courtesy visit by the Chairman of Sunshine Food Processing, Mr Ife Oyedele, The Sunshine Food Processing Factory is an egg powder plant inaugurated under a Public Private Partnership, PPP arrangement…
Ondo State Acting Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has frozen the accounts of the 18 Local Government Areas, LGAs and 33 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs. According to the reports the acting governor told the newly created LCDA not to open new accounts. A letter to the local councils reads: “Distinguished HOLGAs, Your Excellency the Acting Governor…