*To appoint 1,000 fresh aides
Ondo State governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has sacked all his political aides.
The governor’s Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Ebenezer Adeniyan, announced the disengagements in Monday, saying it is to enhance efficiency and deepen service delivery.
“In the ongoing drive to enhance efficiency and deepen service delivery, Ondo State Governor, Dr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has relieved all political aides of their duties with immediate effect.
“Those affected are Senior Special Assistants and Special Assistants to the Governor.
“The governor thanked them for their contributions to the development of the state thus far and wished them well in their future endeavours.
“Meanwhile, in a step to strengthen coordination and inject fresh capacity into the administration, about 1000 new aides, from across the 203 wards in the 18 local government areas of the State, will be appointed by the governor in due course,” Adeniyan said in a statement in Akure.
The sacked aides were appointed on November 8, 2025 by the governor.
Meanwhile, some appointees and political office holders of the governor have tendered their resignation letters ahead of the APC primaries for the 2027 general election.
Their actions is in line with the INEC election guidelines.
They include the Special Adviser on Transport, Gbenga Omole; Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Community Engagement (Central), Hon Fadairo Oluwafemi; and Dr. Olusegun Victor Ategbole, who served as Chairman of the Ondo State Hospital Management Board (HMB).
Reports said they tendered their resignation letters through the office of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr. Taiwo Fasoranti.
Also, Engr Razaq Obe, the Director General of the Performance and Project Implementation Monitoring Unit (PPIMU) has also resigned.
Reports added that Obe, Ategbole, Fadairo are eyeing the House of Representatives seats in Ifedore/Idanre; Akoko Southeast/Southwest and Akure South/North Federal constituencies respectively.
Omole is said to be interested in returning to contest the State House of Assembly seat for Akoko Southwest constituency.
Also, the Secretary to Akure South Local Government, Hon. Adeola Fynch, also officially resigned from her position, effectively from March 20, 2026,
Fynch had declared her intention to contest the State House of Assembly election on the APC platform to represent Akure South constituency 1.