Amosun, Akeredolu on Condolence Visit to Famakinwa's Family

Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun and his Ondo State counterpart, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, on Monday, paid a condolence visit on the family of the late Director General of the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria, DAWN Commission, Mr. Dipo Famakinwa, in Lagos.

During the visit, the governors took turns to speak glowingly of the late Famakinwa describing him as someone who was hardworking and passionate about the development of the Southwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria.

Governor Amosun narrated how he received news of the death of Famakinwa with shock.
The Ogun State governor also spoke of how much the late DG of DAWN Commission would be missed by him and his other brother governors in the South west geopolitical zone.
Governor Amosun added that it was in the honour of the late Famakinwa that the governors of the Southwest decided to postpone a meeting earlier scheduled for Abeokuta, on Monday.
Governor Amosun commiserated with the wife and children left behind by the late Famakinwa.
The governors also signed the condolence register.

Hon.David Oloyelogun Emerges New Speaker Of Ondo House Of Assembly

Ondo House of Assembly

The Ondo state House of Assembly on Monday, elected the lawmaker representing Ifedore Constituency, Bamidele David Oloyelogun, as its new Speaker. However, the factional lawmakers boycott the election.

Oloyelogun emerged victorious with nine votes after beating Olamide George from Akure North Constituency ‘1’ who polled four votes during an election described by critics as shady.

The election was conducted by thirteen lawmakers who suspended former female Speaker, Jumoke Akindele.

Recall that the acting speaker, Malachi Coker, had voluntarily stepped down from the seat.

Also the election, saw Ogundeji Iroju, from Odigbo Constituency emerging as the new Deputy Speaker, unopposed.

Ogundeji was the former spokesman of the ‘rebel’ lawmakers opposed to former speaker, Akindele style of leadership 

Source: Daily Post

Ondo: Akeredolu Appoints SSG, Chief of Staff, Others

Rotimi Akeredolu

The Newly sworn in governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on Monday night approved the appointment of Hon. Ifedayo Abegunde as the Secretary to the State Government.

Also, Chief Olugbenga Ale, an indigene of Owo Local Government was appointed the Chief of Staff to the Governor.

Abegunde, popularly known as Abena, until his appointment was a member of the House of Representatives between 2011-2015, who represented Akure South/Akure North federal constituency.

But he was sacked by a Supreme Court Judgement after defecting from Labour Party (LP) to the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in 2012.

Ale was also a former Permanent Secretary of the immediate past administration of the state led by former Governor Olusegun Mimiko.

According to the statement issued and signed by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Segun Ajiboye, Akeredolu also approved some other appointments.

They are as follows: Senior Special Assistant, Administration and Policy Planning, Mr. Jones Ogunmusire, SSA, legislative matters, Rt. Hon. Taofeek Olawale Abdulsalam.

Others were SSA, Research and Documentation, Mr. Kunle Abebayo SSA, Infrastructure, Engr. Raheem Olayiwola Aminu, and SSA Special Duties and Strategy, Dr. Doyin Odebowale, Chief of Protocol, Tosin Ogunbodede and Deputy Chief of Protocol, Bola Alabi.

Gov. Akeredolu Dissolves All Boards, Parastatals In Ondo State

Akeredolu

Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has approved the approved the dissolution of all Boards and Parastatals in the state.

The Head of Service, Mr Toyin Akinkuotu, on Saturday, in Akure, announced the immediate dissolution of the boards and parastatals.

Akinkuotu, through a statement, urged all chairmen, political appointees and non-career employees in all boards and parastatals in the state to hand over all government properties in their custody to the accounting officers in their respective offices.

He, however, said that statutory commissions whose tenure were specified in the 1999 Nigerian Constitution were exempted from the dissolution. (NAN)

Akeredolu Will Fulfill All Campaign Promises – Ondo APC

Rotimi Akeredolu

The All progressive congress (APC), Ondo chapter on Wednesday reassured the indigene of the state that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) would fulfill all his campaign promises.

The APC reiterated this in a statement in Akure by its Publicity Secretary, Abayomi Adesanya.

He promised prompt payment of workers’ salaries, job creation through industrialisation and agricultural revolution as well as peace and stability.

Reacting to the advice by the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) against creation of new local council development areas, Adesanya said: “Akeredolu will fulfill all electoral promises.”

PDP had warned the governor against his proposal to create new local council development areas out of 18 local government areas promised during Akeredolu’s electioneering campaign.

Adesanya stressed that there would be creation of local council development areas as promised by Akeredolu during campaign.

“Contrary to what played out during the last administration, APC-Akeredolu is poised to steer the state’s affairs in the right direction and also deliver the true dividend of democracy to the good people of Ondo State,’’ he said

Adesanya berated PDP for leaving behind a whooping debt of about N150 billion, eight months unpaid salaries of workers and several months of unpaid allowances and gratuities of pensioners.

“What moral justification has Ondo-PDP leadership to advise APC-Akeredolu’s government?”

“We view your advice as anti-developmental and evil against the people of the state.

“It’s a clear attempt to derail our government so as to create bottleneck and distraction for Akeredolu.

“The former government has no useful ingredient at its disposal to complement the efforts of this current administration,” he said.