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Ondo Begins Public Hearing on Draft of Chieftancy Declaration
By Kayode Animasaun Ondo State Governor, Lucky Ayedatiwa said his administration will no longer allow stools of traditional rulers to be unnecessarily vacant. Governor Aiyedatiwa stated this at the opening ceremony of a public hearing on the draft of the Chieftaincy Declaration held in Akure the state capital. Represented by the Commissioner for Local Government…
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Police Investigate Assassination of Aiyedatiwa’s Campaign Coordinator
The Ondo State Police Command, says it has begun an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of one Mr Alaba Abe, who is one of the ward campaign coordinators of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The late Abe was among Aiyedatiwa’s campaign coordinators during last Saturday’s All Progressives Congress governorship primary in Ondo State, which Aiyedatiwa…
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Aiyedatiwa Seeks Legislature’s Confirmation of Commissioner-Nominees
By Oriola /Afolabi Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has forwarded to the House of Assembly 12 names as Commissioners-nominee for confirmation. A letter containing the list of the nominees was on Wednesday addressed to the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mr . Olamide Oladiji, signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Tayo Oluwatuyi. According to…
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Aiyedatiwa Swears in Appointees
By Isaac Afolabi Six commissioners, eight special advisers and a new head of service for Ondo State have been sworn in. The International Centre for Culture and Events, the dome of Igbatoro Road Akure, the venue of the event was filled with dignitaries who dressed gorgeously for the event. The new commissioners included Pastor Emmanuel…
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Welfare of Senior Citizens our Priority – Gov. Ayedatiwa
By Isaac Afolabi The Ondo State Government says it is committed to the welfare of senior citizens in the state with prompt payment of their monthly stipends and payment of Gratuities Governor Lucky Ayedatiwa made this known at the commencement of payment of one point two billion naira gratuities to the year 2014 pensioners in…
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Lucky Aiyedatiwa Sworn in as Ondo Governor
The Acting Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has been sworn in as the governor of the Sunshine State. The swearing-in was held at the Cocoa Conference Hall in the governor’s office in Akure, the state capital and was administered by the chief judge, Justice Olusegun Odusola at 5:18 pm. “It is with a heavy…
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Update: We have not halted Aiyedatiwa’s impeachment process- Ondo Assembly
The Ondo State House of Assembly has affirmed that the ongoing impeachment process against the deputy governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa has not been suspended as earlier reported in the media. The Chairman, House Committee on Information, Mr Olatunji Oshati, on Friday, told a journalist that the House had halted the impeachment process after the state…
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Ondo Assembly Halts Impeachment Process against Deputy Gov.
The Ondo State House of Assembly said it had halted the impeachment proceedings against the state Deputy Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The House said it took the decision during its plenary session on Thursday following the refusal of the state Chief Judge, Justice Olusegun Odusola, to set up a panel to probe the embattled deputy…
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Ondo Assembly Debunks Alleged N5m Inducement for Deputy Gov. Removal
As reactions have continued to surround the process of removing the Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, by the state House of Assembly, a group, Ondo for Better Life, on Saturday accused the lawmakers of collecting N5m to remove the deputy governor. The House has however dismissed the claim, saying it was a…
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Ondo Assembly Denies Dep Gov Impeachment Plot
Ondo State House of Assembly has denied reports that it planned to remove the Deputy Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa. There had been rumours of an underground plot to impeach the deputy governor, whose media aides were sacked recently by Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu upon his return from his medical vacation abroad. Speaker of the Assembly, Mr…
