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A Federal High Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State, has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the qualifications of Lucky Aiyedatiwa and his deputy, Olayide Adelami, both of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the state’s November 16 governorship election. The suit was filed by Agboola Ajayi, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the election, through…
Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been declared winner of the off cycle Gubernatorial election in Ondo State. The Returning Officer for the election, Olayemi Akinwumi, who is also the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Lokoja in Kogi State, officially declared Aiyedatiwa the winner on Sunday. The announcement ensures the incumbent governor will continue his tenure at the…
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Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has asked his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to assume his responsibilities in an acting capacity while he proceeds on medical leave. The governor is expected to proceed on medical leave on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, as a follow-up to his medical treatment. This was made known in a statement issued and…
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The Ondo state House of Assembly and the speaker have withdrawn the appeal at the Court of Appeal Abuja, challenging the interim orders made by the Federal High Court restraining them and others from proceeding with the planned impeachment of the state’s deputy governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The appeal also challenged the jurisdiction of the Federal…
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The warring sides in the Ondo State political crisis has agreed to sheath their swords and reunite Friday night in Abuja. This is as the state’s deputy governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, agreed to close ranks with his boss, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. The truce among the feuding parties, followed President Bola Tinubu’s intervention in the political…
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President Bola Tinubu, the defacto leader of the ruling APC has intervened in the feud between Ondo Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and Deputy Lucky Aiyedatiwa. A source said President Tinubu has invited members of the Ondo Assembly to Abuja on Friday. Prominent elders and traditional rulers in the week appealed to President Tinubu to intervene in…
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A High Court sitting in Akure, has dismissed the suit instituted by the deputy governor of the state, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, for lack of jurisdiction and abuse of court processes. Amidst legislative processes, Aiyedatiwa had approached the high court to stop the Ondo State House of Assembly from impeaching him for alleged gross misconduct. At the…
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The Ondo State House of Assembly has affirmed it is following proper procedures in investigating allegations against Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. This follows 22 out of 26 legislators support for impeaching him. Assembly spokesperson Olatunji Oshati said serving the notice of allegations only initiated proceedings, and did not equate to removal. He stated the process…
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