- Adelami retired from the National Assembly in April 2018
- He was a former governorship aspirant of the All Progressive Congress in 2020
Barely six hours after the dissolution of the Ondo State Executive Council, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has nominated the former Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly, Chief Olayide Owolabi Adelami, as his deputy governor.
Adelami, a former governorship aspirant of the All Progressive Congress in 2020.
Aiyedatiwa has therefore forwarded his name to the state House of Assembly for ratification.
The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan, confirmed the nomination of the deputy governor.
Adelami, from the Owo area of the state, retired from the National Assembly in April 2018.
WITHIN NIGERIA had earlier reported that Lucky Aiyedatiwa dissolved the State Executive Council with immediate effect.
“All members of the Cabinet (who were appointed by late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu) are to immediately hand over to the Permanent Secretaries or the most senior administrative officers in their respective offices,” the governor’s spokesman, Ebenezer Adeniyan, said in a statement.
Aiyedatiwa also relieved all Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) and Special Assistants (SAs) of their duties.
“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,” the statement said.