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Barely one month in office, Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has nominated Chief Olayide Owolabi Adelami, the former Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly, as the deputy governor.
This decision materialised six hours after the dissolution of the Ondo State Executive Council.
Chief Adelami, a former 2020 governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress and a native of Owo in the Northern Senatorial district, shares kinship with the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN.
Retiring from the National Assembly in April 2018, he now faces the State House of Assembly for ratification.
The announcement was confirmed by Mr. Ebenezer Adeniyan, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor. Preceding the nomination, Governor Aiyedatiwa dissolved the State Executive Council, instructing members to promptly hand over to Permanent Secretaries or senior administrative officers.
In a brief statement issued in Akure, signed by Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, the Chief Press Secretary, the governor expressed gratitude to the outgoing officials for their contributions to the state’s development.
The reshuffling also extended to Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) and Special Assistants (SAs), all of whom were relieved of their duties immediately.
