Sworn in on Decemberm 27, 2023 as the substantive Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has been operating from his old Deputy Governor’s office.
In his maiden address, the new governor promised to continue from where his predecessor stopped and also vowed to carry along all the stakeholders in his new administration.
Aiyedatiwa was also reported to have met with President Bola Tinubu in Lagos, but the later was said to have advised him to reorganise the All Progressives Congress in the state before choosing the deputy governor.
Based on the advice by President Bola Tinubu, Aitedatiwa was said to be currently making consultations on whom to choose as his deputy from either the central or northern senatorial districts of the state.
A source in the Governor’s Office disclosed that the governor had yet to move into the main governor’s office as of Friday, adding that Aiyedatiwa was not making use of the Government House
The source said, “The governor has been coming to the office, but he has been using his old deputy governor office to operate and receive visitors. He has yet to occupy the state Government House too. The only place he uses in the Government House is the Presidential Lodge where he receives visitors. The governor’s residential lodge too has not been used by the governor.”
When contacted, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan, confirmed that the presidential lodge was being used by the governor to receive visitors while some other areas were under renovation, adding that the Governor’s Office was under renovation.
Aiyedatiwa will move in to the main Governor’s when the on-going renovation is completed, ValidViewNetwork reports.
“The governor has been using the Government House; he receives visitors at the presidential lodge. Others are undergoing renovation. Very soon, everything will be alright. The new building in the Government House is nearing completion and he might be using there.
“The main governor’s office too is under renovation; after the renovation, the governor will move in,” the CPS confirmed to Punch Newspaper
