FORMER Commissioner for Finance in Ondo State, Wale Akinterinwa, has revealed that the late former Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, selected him as his successor. Newsextra24 reported that Akeredolu passed away in December last year following a battle with prostate cancer. Akinterinwa, who has not officially declared for the Ondo governorship race, stated that Akeredolu …
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ALEX Otti, the Governor of Abia State, has expressed sadness at the death of the former Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, who he described as his “personal lawyer”. Trojan News reports that Akeredolu died on Wednesday, December 27, 2023, at 67. Otti, in a statement issued on Saturday, said …
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GOVERNOR Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has declared a three-day mourning period in Ondo State to pay tribute to his late principal, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. This information was conveyed in a statement released to the press on Wednesday in Akure by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan. …
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ACTING Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has ordered the freezing of accounts of local government administrations across the state. Aiyedatiwa took the decision few weeks after the caretaker chairmen for 18 local government areas and the 33 local council development areas were appointed by his boss, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. …
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ONDO State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has asked his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to assume his responsibilities in an acting capacity while he proceeds on medical leave from Wednesday. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the governor’s spokesman, Richard Olatunde. The statement noted that the governor, who has …
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THE Ondo state governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has sacked all media aides seconded to the office of the deputy governor. Those affected were press secretary to the governor, Kenneth Odusola; special assistant to the governor (new media), Okunniga Oladipupo; and special assistant to the governor (Photography), Abayomi Samson Adefolalu. A statement by the chief …
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ONDO State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has given his assent to a bill that creates 33 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs, in the state. The bill, which had already been passed by the state House of Assembly, now has the necessary legal backing for the establishment of the LCDAs. The bill was …
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ONDO State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has said elections have become very difficult to rig in the country with the introduction of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS). Governor Akeredolu who spoke in his office while playing host to the retiring Resident Electoral Commissioner in the State, Mr. Rufus Akeju described …
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The Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has called on women across Nigeria to key into the vision of sensitisation and awareness of the Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria (BRECAN) in the fight against breast cancer in the country. Governor Akeredolu, who urged women not to see breast cancer as a …
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Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has pardoned 16 inmates serving various jail terms across the Correctional Centres in the State. Akeredolu directed the Comptroller of Federal Correctional services in the State, over the weekend, to release the inmates from its custodial facilities. The move by the governor was made …
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