Governor Aiyedatiwa Dismantles Ondo State Executive Council, Sparks Political Turmoil

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has dismissed all Commissioners and Special Advisers, effectively dissolving the Ondo State Executive Council immediately.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

The decision was announced in a statement on Wednesday by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan.

Adeniyan explained that two members of the cabinet were, however, spared from the dissolution “due to the critical nature of their duties.”

the two cabinet members excluded were the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Kayode Ajulo, and the Commissioner for Finance, Mrs. Omowunmi Isaac.

The statement instructed all affected cabinet members to hand over all government assets under their custody to the accounting officers of their respective ministries.

Governor Aiyedatiwa also expressed gratitude to all members of the council for their contributions to the state’s development under his administration and wished them success in their future endeavors.

Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the November 16 Ondo State governorship election, Agboola Ajayi, has filed a legal challenge to contest Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s victory.

Ajayi confirmed that his legal team submitted a petition to the Ondo State Election Petition Tribunal, seeking to nullify the election results.

The announcement comes days after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner with 366,781 votes. Ajayi, his closest competitor, secured 117,845 votes.

Speaking at the PDP Secretariat in Akure, the state capital, Ajayi refrained from disclosing the specifics of his petition but expressed dissatisfaction with the electoral process.