Gov Aiyedatiwa nominates Akeredolu?s kinsman as deputy governor

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has named Olayide Owolabi Adelami as the deputy governor of the state. His name has been submitted to the state House of Assembly For ratification.

Adelami was Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly until he retired in April 2018. The position of the state Deputy Governor became vacant on December 27, 2023 when the former deputy governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa was sworn in as the substantive governor of the state following the demise of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.

Adelami was a governorship aspirant on the platform of All Progressives Congress APC,i n 2022 in the state. He hails from Owo, Ondo State, the home town of the late Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.