All Progressives Congress, APC candidate in the November Governorship Election and Ondo State incumbent Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa was born on January 12 1965. at Obe-Nla, an oil-bearing community in Ilaje Local Government Area of the state.
A former commissioner of the Niger Delta Development Commission, he is a businessman and politician who served as governor of Ondo State from 2021 to 2023 with the departed Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN.
On 13 December 2023, Aiyedatiwa became acting governor following the departure of his principal on medical leave. He had previously served as acting governor from June to September 2023 when Akeredolu was on medical leave.
Aiyedatiwa had his Primary education at Saint Peter’s UNA (now FAC) Primary School, Obe Nla/Obe Adun in Ilaje LGA of Ondo State between 1970 and 1976. He had his secondary education at Ikosi High School, Ketu, Lagos, in 1982.
In 1986, he obtained his Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) in Economics and Government from Lagos State College of Education (now Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education), Ijanikin, Lagos. He later attended the University of Ibadan for an Advanced Diploma in Business Administration in 2001.
He became an alumnus of Lagos Business School – Pan Atlantic University, Lekki, Lagos where he obtained Post Graduate Certification in Chief Executive Education (CEP) in Business Management in 2009. In 2013, he had a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom.
He worked as an Inventory/Store Officer at SCOA Assembly Plant Plc. Apapa, Lagos, between 1982 and 1983. In 1987, he was Assistant Head Teacher at Reliance International Schools, Ijokodo, Ibadan. He became the Marketing Officer at Universal Pharmaceutical Supply Co. Ltd, Ikeja, Lagos in 1990.
In 1992, he was an Assistant Investment Analyst. Global Trust Limited, Gbagada, Lagos, he was General Merchandise Manager, Biz Mart Nigeria Limited, Lagos Island, Lagos, 1994.
He is the MD/CEO of Blue Wall Group of Companies which he established in 1996 which includes Blue Wall Nigeria Ltd, a Trading Company, Blue Wall BDC Nigeria Ltd, a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) licensed foreign exchange trading company and Blue Wall Safety Travels and Tours, an IATA licensed Travel Agency and Logistic Company.
Political career
He joined active politics in 2011 as a card-carrying member of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) which later merged with other political parties and became All Progressive Congress (APC).
He was one of the National Delegates from Ondo State at the All Progressive Congress (APC) National Convention in Abuja in 2014. He contested the House of Representatives seat for Ilaje/Ese-Odo Federal Constituency in the 2015 Presidential and National Assembly General Election.
Niger Delta Development Commission
Aiyedatiwa served as the federal commissioner who represented Ondo State on the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission from 2018 to 2019.[10]
Ondo State Government
He was selected as the running mate of the departed Governor Akeredolu in the 2020 Ondo State gubernatorial election.
On 11 October 2020, Akeredolu and Aiyedatiwa were elected governor and deputy governor of Ondo State as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
On 25 February 2021, they were sworn into office as governor and deputy governor of Ondo State respectively.[14]
Aiyedatiwa became acting governor of Ondo State on 13 December 2023, as Akeredolu went on medical leave. He was previously acting governor from June to September 2023 when Akeredolu was on medical leave.
Governorship
Aiyedatiwa was sworn in as governor on December 27, 2023, following Akeredolu’s passage.
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