Ondo State: Governor Aiyedatiwa appoints new Aides
The newly sworn in Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has appointed five aides after taking the oath of office.
The announcement was made in a statement by the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor, Omojuwa Olusegun.
According to him, Aiyedatiwa appointed Journalist, Mr Ebenezer Adeniyan, as his Chief Press Secretary and Sunday Abire as Special Assistant on New Media.
Ebenezer Adeniyan was, until his new appointment, Publisher of Trace News magazine.
Others were Abire Sunday, Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media, Smart Omodunbi, Special Assistant on Political Matters, Monturayo Oyedele, Special Assistant on Photography and Temitayo Iperepolu, Special Assistant on Domestic and Government House.
The first set of appointments takes immediate effect.
Akeredolu’s Appointees Resign
Meanwhile, the Special Adviser to the Ondo state governor on Union Matters and special duties, Dare Aragbaye, has tendered his resignation.
In a letter addressed to the Secretary to the State Government SSG, Aragbaye said he was resigning because of the death of the Governor, the late Rotimi Akeredolu.
“l write to refer to the subject above and to resign my appointment as the Special Adviser to the Governor on Union Matters and Special Duties with effect from today, Wednesday, 27 December, 2023.
“My decision to resign is based on the unfortunate death of my Principal a fearless and honest leader, Governor Arakunm Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN CON, whom I am loyal to even in death.
“I sincerely thank his excellency for the opportunity granted me to serve in his administration as a member of the State Executive Council first as a Head of Service and now, as Special Adviser.”
Similarly, the Senior Special Assistant to Akeredolu on Sexual Duties and Strategy, Oladoyin Odebowale also tendered his resignation.
Although no reason was given for his decision, he thanked the Ondo State Government for the opportunity to serve.
“My decision to resign is based on the unfortunate death of my Principal a fearless and honest leader, Governor Arakunm Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN CON, whom I am loyal to even in death.
“I sincerely thank his excellency for the opportunity granted me to serve in his administration as a member of the State Executive Council first as a Head of Service and now, as Special Adviser.”
Similarly, the Senior Special Assistant to Akeredolu on Sexual Duties and Strategy, Oladoyin Odebowale also tendered his resignation.
It would be recalled that Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa was on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 sworn in as the new Governor of Ondo State by the Chief Judge, Justice Olusegun Odusola.
This followed the death of his predecessor, Rotimi Akeredulu who died in the early hours of Wednesday.
Before his Aiyedatiwa’s swearing-in at the Governor’s office in Akure, the state capital, he was Acting Governor after Akeredolu transmitted power to him on December 13, 2023, as he embarked on a fresh medical trip overseas, the second in 2023.
The new governor who took his oath of office at 5:18 pm promised to always put the state’s interests above his interests.
Aiyedatiwa also pledged that his actions in office would be guided by the provisions of the Nigerian constitution and promised to work in the best interest of the people of Ondo.
Background
The new governor was born on 12 January 1965 at Obe-Nla, an oil-bearing community in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State.
He hails from Obe-Nla, an oil-bearing community in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State.
Aiyedatiwa was a former commissioner of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
He obtained a Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) in Economics and Government in 1986 from Lagos State College of Education (now Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education), Ijanikin, Lagos.
The Governor later attended the University of Ibadan for an Advanced Diploma in Business Administration in 2001.
He obtained Post Graduate Certification in Chief Executive Education (CEP) in Business Management in 2009 and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, in 2013.
He joined active politics in 2011 as a card-carrying member of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), which later merged with other political parties and became the All Progressive Congress (APC).
From 2018 to 2019, Aiyedatiwa served as the federal commissioner who represented Ondo State on the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) from 2018 to 2019.
He contested for the federal House of Representatives for Ilaje/Ese-Odo Federal Constituency in the 2015 Presidential and National Assembly General Election.
Aiyedatiwa was deputy governor of Ondo State from 2021 to 2023 under Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.
He also acted as governor from June to September 2023 and earlier in December when Akeredolu was on medical leave.
Aiyedatiwa was subsequently sworn in as Ondo State Governor on December 27, 2023, following the death of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.
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