The Executive Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has appointed Olaide Adelami, as the Deputy Governor of the state.
This is coming after the governor dissolved the executive council on Wednesday.
In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan, the name of the new deputy governor has been transmitted to the state House of Assembly for approval.
“His nomination will be announced by the House of Assembly later today,” the statement read.
Adelami who hails from Owo, Owo Local Government Area, was an APC gubernatorial aspirant in 2020 but stepped down for the late Akeredolu.
retired as Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly in April 2018. He hails
He hails from the same LGA as late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.
In an exclusive interview three years ago, he said: “As an experienced and trained technocrat, it wasn’t part of my plans to join politics initially. I was expecting an appointment but I was assigned to coordinate Ondo State for the Presidential Support Committee of the All Progressives Congress. The scope of the work involved the resolution of the crisis within the members.
“That was my first exposure to field politics and this afforded me the opportunity to feel the needs of the people across the 18 local government areas of Ondo State. After the Presidential election, I saw the need to help the people of the state as the administrator of the resources of the state. I know that I would be more impactful than what we are seeing now in the state. I have that capacity. I believe in myself that I can manage the people, the money and the materials of the state better than what it is now.”
The governor has also relieved all Senior Special Assistants and Special Assistants of their duties.
The statement read, “All members of the cabinet are to immediately hand over to the Permanent Secretaries or the most senior administrative officers in their respective offices.
“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.”
On December 27, 2023, Aiyedatiwa was sworn in as the substantive governor of the state following the death of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.
Akeredolu, aged 67, died while receiving treatment for prostate cancer in a German hospital.
