Category: Ondo State

Ondo State Government will spend N492.8 billion on its projects next year. This figure totals the estimates presented on Monday to the state’s House of Assembly as the 2026 fiscal year’s appropriation bill by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa While presenting the ₦492,795,667,939 proposal, he  said the document, christened ‘”budget of economic consolidation”, aimed “to deepen reforms, […]

The crisis rocking the Ondo State House of Assembly got messier on Saturday as the speaker Rt Hon. Olamide Oladiji, accused some of his colleagues of plotting to frustrate Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa in deliverimg democratic dividends to the people. He levelled the allegation thus widening the cracks in the house which has already broken into […]

recommits to infrastructural renewal assures completion of Ijoka road dualisation, other ongoing projects Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has flagged off the Akure–Imafon Road project, described as another clear demonstration of his administration’s commitment to infrastructure renewal and service delivery. At the ceremony held at the NNPC–Imafon Junction, Igbatoro Road, Akure, he said the project […]

Ondo State Government has debunked the allegation that it sent N531 billion supplementary budget to the state’s House of Assembly for approval. Following is its statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Communication & Strategy, Comrade Allen Sowore, Esq. It was titled “Ondo State’s PDP and Its Imaginary Supplementary Budget Hoopla” “With a […]

The Management of Akure Airport has assured the public, and particularly prospective travellers, that the facility is safe and secure. It gave the assurance just as it dismissed as false social media reports that bandits had infiltrated the airport. In fact, the Airport Manager, Mrs. Oluwayemisi Adebiyi, described the viral report as false and misleading, […]

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa  The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State on Tuesday debunked what it called false alarm on the $50 billion Sunshine Free Trade Zone and Refinery Project deal struck recently by the state government. In a statement titled “RE: False Alarm Over Ondo $50 Billion Refinery Deal Facts Over Fiction”, […]

Three suspects arrested The police have rescued 15 young girls who were allegedly lured into sex trafficking under the guise of job opportunities by the police in Ondo State. In a statement on Sunday by its spokesperson, Olushola Ayanlade, the state police command said three suspects linked to the trafficking syndicate had been arrested. It […]

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has appointed 36 persons as Special Advisers, Director-General, Senior Special Assistants, Special Assistant and members of the state’s Law Commission. A statement on Saturday by his spokesman, Ebenezer Adeniyan, listed them as follows: SPECIAL ADVISERS 1. Hon. Olugbenga Omole, Transport; 2. Comrade Gani Mohammed, Special Duties and Strategy; 3. Allen […]

Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on Friday, described a former Commissioner, Prince Solagbade Amodeni as a principled man whose contributions to governance and private enterprise have positively impacted the state. He gave the commendation during the commissioning of the Golden Garden Event Centre and Vaults in Akure, where he also praised the state’s former […]