Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has dissolved the State Executive Council.
The governor likewise relieved all Senior Special Assistants, SSA, and Special Assistants, SA, of their duties.
In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan, on Wednesday, January 24, the governor said the development would take immediate effect.
The statement read, “All members of the cabinet are to immediately hand over to the Permanent Secretaries or the most senior administrative officers in their respective offices.
“All the affected officials are directed to hand over all government properties in their possession.
“The governor thanks the affected officials for their services and contributions to the development of the state.”
Aiyedatiwa was on December 27, 2023, sworn in as the substantive governor of the state following the death of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.
Akeredolu passed away while undergoing treatment for prostate cancer in a German hospital at the age of 67.
Prior his death, Akeredolu had transferred power to Aiyedatiwa through a letter to the state House of Assembly on December 13, 2023, when he was to proceed on medical leave in Germany.
The development came after the intervention of President Tinubu who intervened in the crisis that resulted from the failure of Akeredolu to hand over to his deputy after he returned to the country from Germany in September 2023.
Although Akeredolu returned to Nigeria in the first week of the same September after a three-month medical leave, he was operating from Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
The state House of Assembly had commenced an impeachment process against the deputy governor over allegations of gross misconduct. This led to a division in the state assembly and the state executive council as well as the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
In a bid to resolve the crisis, Tinubu met with the leadership of the assembly and the state APC at the State House, Abuja, where it was decided that Aiyedatiwa should take over as the acting governor.
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