Lucky Aiyedatiwa

The governor of Ondo State Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been declared the winner of the APC ward primary and the candidate of the party in the coming governorship election in the state. Aiyedatiwa amassed a total of 48,569 votes in the…

The Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has declared his intention to contest the governorship election coming up in November 2024. The governor also denied having a crisis with the late Rotimi Akeredolu, the former state…

In a swift political move, Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has nominated Olayide Adelami as the state's new deputy governor, just hours after dissolving his entire executive council. This unexpected shakeup has sent ripples through…

The Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Wednesday, dissolved the State Executive Council, with immediate effect. “All members of the Cabinet (who were appointed by late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu) are to immediately hand over…

The sunshine in Akure shone a little brighter on this momentous occasion, as Lucky Aiyedatiwa was officially sworn in as the new Governor of Ondo State. Stepping into the shoes of late Rotimi Akeredolu, whose passing left a void in…

The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Sunday, described as long overdue the decision of ailing Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to hand over power to his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to function as acting governor.…

The Acting Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa said the impeachment process against him which slowed down the process of government in the last two months was unnecessary and avoidable. Aiyedatiwa stated this on Thursday morning…

The Speaker of Ondo State House of Assembly, Olamide Oladiji, on Wednesday, December 13, declared Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa as acting governor, following the receipt of the letter from Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on…

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, will commence his medical leave on Wednesday, as a follow-up to his medical treatment, his spokesman, Richard Olatunde, has said. In a statement on Tuesday, Olatunde said during Akeredolu’s…

The Ondo State Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr Razak Obe, has alleged that the signature of the state governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, was forged. Obe stated this in a letter he wrote to the state deputy governor, Mr…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended President Bola Tinubu for intervening in the crisis rocking the Ondo State Government. Tinubu had on Friday called the warring factions loyal to Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu;…

The State Executive Council met on Thursday in Akure, the state capital, under the direction of Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, following months of fighting between the legislative and executive branches of government in Ondo State.…

The Peoples Democratic Party's state chapter in Ondo State has stated that President Bola Tinubu's intervention was insufficient to end the state's protracted political crisis. The process of settling the conflict is still underway.…

As President Bola Tinubu intervened in the situation late Friday, encouraging the warring factions involving Aiyedatiwa and the lawmakers to accept peace and preserve the status quo, it appears that the months-long political crisis in…

The Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has rejected the apology tendered by his deputy, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, over the embarrassment that the ongoing political crisis must have caused in the state. The governor, who reacted to…