Ill-health: Ondo gov. Akeredolu hands over to deputy, embarks on vacation.

TV360 NigeriaJune 13, 2023

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Governor of Ondo state, Rotimi Akeredolu, has written a letter to the state House of Assembly, notifying it about his going on medical leave for 21 working days following his health condition.

The governor also notified the Assembly that he had handed over to his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, in an acting capacity.

The Speaker of the Assembly, Olamide Oladiji, disclosed this on Tuesday while acknowledging the receipt of the governor’s letter.

Speaking through the lawmakers, the Speaker of the House, Oladiji, explained that the Governor had embarked on a 21-day leave for medical treatment abroad starting from 7th of June, 2023 to 6th July, 2023.

Last week, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) had called on Akeredolu to hand over to Aiyedatiwa due to the former’s ill-health so as to avert a constitutional crisis.The Ondo chapter of the SDP made this call in a statement signed by the party’s state chairman, Stephen Adewale in Akure, the state capital.

Following the indisposition of governor Akeredolu, Adewale asked him to hand over to his deputy in an acting capacity until he is fit.