Tag: Akeredolu
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Akeredolu assigns portfolios to new commissioners in Ondo [Full List]
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has assigned portfolios to the newly sworn in commissioners. The governor disclosed the development while meeting with the 18 commissioners and 10 Special Advisers. See table below for names and portfolios of the new commissioners
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Mimiko refutes Akeredolu’s claim, says he left N20bn in Ondo’s coffers’
Former Ondo State Governor, Olusegu Mimiko has reacted to the claim by his successor, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu on the state of finances inherited, where he [Akeredolu] alleged that the former governor left a debt legacy worth N220bn. Mimiko who reacted to Akeredolu’s indictment in a statement signed by his former Commissioner for Information, Kayode Akinmade…
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We didn’t pay ransome to secure release of Lagos school boys – Akeredolu
…Says we’ll make the abductors give up their arms Governor Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) of Ondo State said on Sunday that his government did not pay a dime to the abductors of the Lagos school boys before securing their release. The governor also said he would work to ensure that the abductors dropped their arms. He…
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Akeredolu sends 18 names to Ondo Assembly for confirmation as commissioners
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, of Ondo State has sent a list of nominees for commissioners to the State House of Assembly for confirmation. The nominees were drawn from the 18 Local Government Area of the State, which after being confirmed by the Assembly will become members of his cabinet. The Governor in a letter to the…
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Akeredolu confirms receipt of N7bn Paris Club refund
The Ondo State government on Thursday confirmed the receipt of N7 billion as its share of the second tranche of the Paris Club refund. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Segun Ajiboye, said in a statement in Akure on Thursday that 32.68 per cent of the sum would be allocated to local government…
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Akeredolu presents staff of office to monarch after 28 years interregnum
The Ondo State Government has presented a staff of office and instrument of appointment to the Maporure Agerige of Aheriland, Oba Richard Adubi-lge Kudehinbu. The event, which took place on Tuesday in Akure, was to fill the stool of Maporure which had been vacant for over 28 years. The vacuum followed the demise of the…
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Kidnapped Perm Sec: Akeredolu meets security chiefs, other stakeholders
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has met with security chiefs in the state over the kidnap of the Permanent Secretary of the state Hospital Management Board (HMB) Dr. Niran Ikuomola. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Dr. Ikuomola and his driver were abducted by unknown gunmen along the Lokoja/Abuja expressway on Sunday evening. The Secretary of the…
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Change is here, be computer literate or resign – Akeredolu tells civil servants
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has advised civil servants in the state to fit into the information technology age as part of the expected change in his administration or opt out for people who can. Akeredolu said his administration would not tolerate computer illiteracy in the state civil service, saying it would better for…
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Akeredolu appoints caretaker chairmen for 18 local councils in Ondo
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, on Sunday appointed caretaker chairmen for the 18 local councils, according to Mr Olusegun Ajiboye, his Chief Press Secretary. Sixteen of the appointees are men and two women. TheNewsGuru.com reports that a High Court in Akure on Friday, annulled the election of the former chairmen of the councils on…
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Akeredolu’s emergence in Ondo is vote of confidence on APC – Dogara
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has congratulated the newly sworn in governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu as the 6th democratically elected governor of the state. He described the new governor as “a learned colleague whose dedication, commitment, determination and dogged spirit eventually earned him victory at the polls.” In…