{"id":109680,"date":"2023-12-13T15:24:20","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T14:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=109680"},"modified":"2023-12-13T15:24:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T14:24:20","slug":"breaking-ondo-assembly-declares-aiyedatiwa-acting-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/breaking-ondo-assembly-declares-aiyedatiwa-acting-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Ondo Assembly declares Aiyedatiwa acting governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">The Speaker of Ondo State House of Assembly, Olamide Oladiji, on Wednesday, December 13, declared Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa as acting governor, following the receipt of the letter from Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on transmitting power.<\/p>\n<p>He, however, clarified that a constitutional procedure is required, and he would direct the Clerk of the House to provide his consent to the Secretary of the State Government.<\/p>\n<p>Oladiji said that he had told the House members about the meeting with President Bola Tinubu and that they had accepted the governor\u2019s letter.<\/p>\n<p>According to the speaker, there won\u2019t be any sitting on the matter as he will release a press statement after concluding the process of transmitting power to the deputy governor.<\/p>\n<p>Aiyedatiwa will now take over the duties of the governor in an acting capacity until a formal declaration to the contrary is made, according to the Speaker\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n<p>The statement reads partly: \u201cFollowing the Doctor\u2019s advice on the need for medical follow-up after recuperating, Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN, CON has forwarded the letter on medical leave to the State House of Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReceiving the letter on behalf of other lawmakers, the Speaker, Ondo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Olamide Oladiji said the Governor\u2019s action is in line with Section 190 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to the letter, his Deputy, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa would now assume the responsibilities of the Governor in an acting capacity until there is a written declaration to the contrary.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Speaker of Ondo State House of Assembly, Olamide Oladiji, on Wednesday, December 13, declared Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa as acting governor, following the receipt of the letter from Governor&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":109681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-109680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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