The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has disassociated himself from a report that President Bola Tinubu has picked Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State as his preferred candidate for the Nov. 16 Governorship election in the state. A statement issued by Mr Babatunde Alao, the Special Adviser...
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Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa on Monday revalidated his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the April 20 primary in the state. Governor Aiyedatiwa, who revalidated his APC membership card in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of the state, commended the leadership of the party...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa on Monday, gave a legal practitioner, Oladotun Hassan, a seven-day ultimatum to retract his allegation of certificate forgery levelled against him or be sued. Governor Aiyedatiwa, in a letter titled: “Defamatory Publications Against Mr Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa” written by his counsel, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa,...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has commended religious leaders in the state for the harmony that exists among Muslim and Christian faithful. Aiyedatiwa stated this on Sunday in Akure at the Iftar (breaking of fast) he hosted for Muslim leaders as part of the 30 days Ramadan fast....
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has forwarded another list of 12 commissioner-nominees to the State House of Assembly for confirmation. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Ebenezer Adeniyan, announced this in a statement issued to newsmen on Wednesday in Akure. He said...
Ondo State Government has approved the recruitment of 2000 teachers into the state civil service as part of its efforts to reposition the education sector. The state governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, made this known on Friday at the inauguration of late Rosa Jane Pelly legacy project at Fiwasaye...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa on Wednesday said the late former Governor of the state, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, would be remembered for his good deeds, especially standing for truth and justice. Aiyedatiwa stated this during a special court session held in honour of the late former governor at the...
Residents of Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Wednesday paid their last respect to the late former Governor of the State, Rotimi Akeredolu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that students lined up at the major road side in the state capital to wave to the motorcade...
Prof. Dayo Faduyile, a governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, said he has better qualities than Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa to run the affairs of the state. This is as he said he would be a better candidate than Aiyedatiwa. Faduyile...
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has forwarded the names of six commissioner nominees to the state House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Ebenezer Adeniyan, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, said one of...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has approved N1 billion for the construction of a new Senate Building at the main campus of the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED) Ondo. Governor Aiyedatiwa disclosed this, on Thursday in Akure, during the institution’s 5th Convocation Ceremony. Aiyedatiwa while applauding the...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has promised that his administration would re-engineer road infrastructure in the state, starting from Akure, the state capital. The governor stated this while inspecting two of the ongoing road projects in Akure: Oda road dualisation and the flyover at Onyearugbulem/Irese road on Tuesday....
The Ondo State House of Assembly has confirmed receipt of a letter from Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa requesting the screening of Dr Olayide Adelami, as nominee for the deputy governor. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the demise of Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu on Dec. 27 led to...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa dissolved the state’s Executive Council on Wednesday. His media aide, Mr Ebenezer Adeniyan, stated in Akure that by the dissolution, all cabinet members were to immediately hand over to permanent secretaries or to the most senior administrative officer in their ministries. He added...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa on Saturday inaugurated a multi-million Naira library and science laboratory building at Community Grammar School, Igboegunrin in Ilaje Local Government Area of the state. The library and science laboratory building built by Aduro Foundation, a philanthropic organisation, was stocked with books and equipment...
It is an open secret that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state peacefully departed from this world in the early hours of Wednesday, December 27, 2023. Mr. Governor, aged 67, reportedly died after a prolonged health battle. Akeredolu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), ex-president of the Nigerian Bar...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has ordered contractors handling road projects across the state to immediately return to sites and ensure timely completion of projects. Aiyedatiwa gave the directive at a meeting between the contractors and Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, headed by the Permanent Secretary, Mr Allen...
Nigeria’s First Lady, Sen.Oluremi Tinubu, has paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu in Ibadan. Mrs Tinubu was accompanied by the wife of the Vice-President, Hajia Nana Shettima. Also with the first lady were the wives of the governors of...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has promised to sustain the legacies of his predecessor, late Oluwarotimi Akeredolu Aiyedatiwa said this during a candlelight procession organised by members of Nigeria Bar Association (NBA),Ondo State chapter, in honour of late Akeredolu, at Government House, Akure, on Friday night. He...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, says President Bola Tinubu has asked him to take charge and pull everybody together to spur the development of the state. Aiyedatiwa disclosed this while speaking with journalists after a visit to the President in Lagos on Thursday, a day after he...