Rotimi Akeredolu
27 Dec
The Ondo State Government has stated that the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu died of protracted prostate cancer and not leukemia as it was earlier reported. Multiple reports claimed that Akeredolu died of leukemia in Germany in the early hours of Wednesday. However, the Ondo state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Bamidele Ademola-Olateju in a statement…
27 Dec
A spokesman to President Bola Tinubu has confirmed the death of Ondo State governor Rotimi Akeredolu. Akeredolu, who died on Wednesday aged 67 after a prolonged illness, is survived by his wife Betty and four children. A senior government official in Ondo State disclosed. Akeredolu died at about 2:00 am on Wednesday at a German…
27 Dec
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has died at the age of 67 after a prolonged illness. Akeredolu died at about 2:00 am on Wednesday at a German hospital where he was receiving treatment, a senior government official in Ondo State, according to a Premium Times report. He reportedly died of leukemia and prostate cancer. The…
26 Dec
The Presidency has defended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu following his intervention in the political crisis in states such as Ondo and Rivers. Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement, said the President’s intervention is in the national interest to prevent destabilization and potential national conflicts. Ngelale added that President Tinubu will continue to intervene in…
15 Dec
The centre did not quite fall out in Ondo State. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has done the right thing even if reluctantly. He persuaded himself to end the needless crisis and take another medical leave and very reluctantly leave the state in the hands
14 Dec
Acting Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has described as unnecessary and avoidable the distractions that ensued during the political logjam in the state due to the ill-health of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. Aiyedatiwa, who was confronted with a series of political hurdles, including an impeachment scare, in a live state broadcast 24 hours after he…
14 Dec
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Kayode Ajulo has hailed the transmission of power by the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu to his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The learned silk also applauded President Bola Tinubu for sticking to the constitution and not swayed by sentiments. Ajulo also urged the Ondo State House of Assembly to put…
13 Dec
Dear Sir, I hope this letter finds you in good health and high spirits. I am writing to bring to your attention a matter of utmost seriousness and urgency. It has come to my attention that a petition has been submitted to the EFCC, alleging forgery of the ailing Ondo State Governor's signature by certain…
12 Dec
Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has transmitted power to his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to pilot the affairs of the state in an acting capacity. The development was not unconnected with the resolution of the meeting held at the Presidential Villa, where President Bola Tinubu met with Aiyedatiwa and some stakeholders in the state on…
29 Nov
I write with deep concern to shed light on the distressing state of the Ondo State Asphalt Company (OSAC) in Aponmu, a project funded by taxpayers’ money under a previous government.
25 Nov
The five-month political impasse in Ondo State over the absence of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu SAN, may soon come to an end as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other critical stakeholders in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday...
22 Nov
Akeredolu initiated the industrial revolution in Ondo State, committing himself to the alternative road to Lagos through the ocean side of Araromi, built kilometres of roads and moved into the hinterlands to develop the rural communities.
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