Aiyedatiwa presents N384b budget proposal for 2024

Ondo State Acting Governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Thursday presented a budget proposal of £384.533 billion for the 2024 fiscal year, tagged “Budget of Economic Resilience,” to the State House of Assembly. It is higher than the total projected budget outlay for the 2023 fiscal year, which was £275,979,184 billion. He said that £212,014,859,647.00 billion […]

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Power supply: Aiyedatiwa to take delivery of N7.8b new gas engines

Hope has brightened that light may soon be restored in parts of Ondo State, especially the Ondo South Senatorial District which has been in blackout for over ten years as new sets of German-made reciprocating gas engines to augment power supply in the state, which were ordered by the state government in partnership with a […]

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Olusola Oke joins Ondo 2024 governorship race, pledges service, development

By Banji Ayoola A former two-time governorship aspirant, and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Alexander Olusola Oke, SAN, has declared his intention to contest the coming 2024 Governorship Election in Ondo State on the APC platform. On why he is joining the race for the third time, he said he is running […]

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Pray for Akeredolu as you celebrate Christmas, Aiyedatiwa urges Ondo people

By Banji Ayoola Ondo State Acting Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Wednesday enjoined the people of the state to pray for the speedy recovery of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu who is on medical vacation abroad, as they celebrate the Christmas and New Year festivities. Also, he enjoined the people to continue to relate with one another in […]

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Oba Olutoye commends Irekari LCDA chairman Otaloro

Alani of Ido Ani, Oba (Major Gen retd) Olufemi Olutoye, with the Chairman, Caretaker Committee of Irekari LCDA, Hon Steve Otaloro (left), and his team members during the visit to the royal father The paramount ruler of Idoani Kingdom, Oba (Major General) Olufemi Olutoye, has expressed his admiration for the newly appointed Caretaker Chairman of […]

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Afenifere Secretary General Ebiseni returns to PDP

By Banji Ayoola The Secretary General of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Chief Olusola Ebiseni on Wednesday, returned to the Peoples Democratic Party. PDP. Ebiseni who also served as the South West Coordinator of the Obi/Datti Presidential Campaign in the last election stormed the party’s state secretariat in Akure, the Ondo State capital with his […]

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My signature was not forged – Akeredolu

Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Wednesday declared that his signature was not forged contrary to the claim making the rounds. In fact, he described a comment that his signature was forged as “utterly preposterous and ludicrous, stemming solely from the figment of their imagination.” A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Kayode Ajulo, had claimed that […]

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Transmit power to your deputy, PDP tells Akeredolu

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has asked the recuperating Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to transmit power to his deputy in the interest of the state. At a press conference addressed by its state chairman, Hon Fatai Adams, the party lamented the state of finances, and alleged disregard for the rule of law by those […]

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Akeredolu’s signature not forged – Ondo Govt

Ondo State Government on Thursday dissociated itself from some documents bearing the allegedly forged signature of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. It said that the governor still treats files. Two documents trending on social media were said to have been forged by some unscrupulous persons to syphon funds from the state’s treasury. But the Information and Orientation […]

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Palliative: Ondo to pay workers N35,000 wage award – HOS

Ondo State State Government is set to commence the payment of the N35,000 wage award announced by the Federal Government to each of its workers. Sina Adeyeye of the office of HOS, quoted the Head of Service, Pastor Kayode Ogundele, as dropping the hint at the monthly meeting between government and the labour leadership after […]

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