Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has urged Nigerians to vote for competence during the 2023 general elections. According to Akeredolu, thefaithof theVicePresident does not in any way affect performance in any government. The governor, who expressed confidence that the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will rescue the […]
Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has given political appointees a Thursday deadline to resign if they have an interest in contesting any position in the 2023 general election. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Princess Oladunni Odu, conveyed the directive in a memo addressed to all political appointees yesterday. Meanwhile, sources within government circles […]
Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has claimed his Yobe State counterpart Mai Mala Buni was backed by some “Yahoo Yahoogovernors” tosabotage the party. Buni was sacked as Chairman of APC Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) following his alleged plan to scuttle the ruling party’s National Convention scheduled for March 26. Niger State Governor […]
Governors Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, Okpeze Ikpeazu of Abia State, AbdulRahman Abdulrasaq of Kwara State have thrown their weight behind the total autonomy recently granted the 774 local governments in Nigeria by the National Assembly. Other state governors, who backed the autonomy, are Governors Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, […]
Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has stated that his government will not allow criminals masquerading as herdsmen to overrun the state. Akeredolu, who vowed to bring to justice the killer herdsmen terrorising some communities, promised to protect the state. The governor stated this while receiving the representatives of Auga community led by the Alauga of […]
‘War’ in Ondo over alleged corruption, family government BABATOPE OKEOWO reports on the diatribe between the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State and the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government over allegations of corruption and running of a family government to the detriment of the people of the state against Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu […]
Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has said it will be difficult for states to develop under the current fiscal policy. While emphasising that the time for the country’s fiscal policy to be changed has come, Akeredolu called on the Federal Government to unbundle the exclusive list to allow states to develop. He made the call […]
The Chairman of the South West Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has directed the Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN) to embark on a 24-hour security patrol of inter-state borders within the region. It was learnt that the move became imperative in order to ensure maximum security of lives and property during […]
With the recent swearing-in of 16 commissioners and seven special advisers as well as Director-General, Performance and Project Implementation Monitoring Unit, the long wait for the full cabinet of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State is now over. ADEWALE MOMOH writes on the selection process and reactions Shortly after Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu was sworn-in for […]
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has disclosed that the hue and cry about restructuring which has pervaded the entire country is about devolving power to the states in order to make them function more effectively. Akeredolu, who declared that he does not believe in the disintegration of the country, said the fiscal policy and […]