The acting governor of Ondo State, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has officially been sworn in as the new executive governor of the state.
Aiyedatiwa’s swearing-in comes barely 24 hours after the death of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu on Wednesday, December 27, 2023.
According to sources familiar with the matter, Gov Akeredolu died in a German hospital on Wednesday morning, not as was prviously reported to have died in Abuja.
The new governor of Ondo, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, latter addressed the people of the state after he was sworn in as the substantive governor of the state.
Aiyedatiwa became the number one citizen of the Sunshine State following the demise of his former principal, Rotimi Akeredolu, who died in the earlier hours of Wednesday, December 27, in Germany.
In his speech, the new governor said it was with a heavy heart he took over the reins of the governance of the state after the death of Akeredolu.
He said: “It is a devastating thing for us to lose our dear governor. This is a monumental loss. It is a great loss to me as an individual.”
To hit the ground running, the Ondo state governor, Hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has appointed, Ebenezer Adeniyan as his Chief Press Secretary, CPS.
Other appointments announced in a statement by Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor, Omojuwa Olusegun, in Akure, include Smart Omodunbi Jnr.- Special Assistant to the Governor (Political Matters), Abire Sunday Olugbenga (New Media) Special Assistant to the Governor, Miss Motunrayo Oyedele (Photography) Special Assistant to the Governor and Dr. Temitayo Iperepolu (Domestic and Government House)
Special Assistant to the Governor.
Omojuwa said that the appointments take immediate effect.
