The Ondo State House of Assembly has confirmed Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s Deputy Governor-nominee, Mr. Olayide Adelami.
The governor had on Wednesday forwarded Adelami’s name to the Assembly for screening and confirmation as Deputy Governor.
At the plenary session presided over by the Speaker, Hon. Olamide Oladiji, the nominee was confirmed after the consideration of a report by the House Selection Committee.
During the plenary, the Clerk of the House, Mr. Jaiyeola Benjamin, read the letter sent to the House by Aiyedatiwa for the consideration of the nominee.
After the submission of the report, the Deputy Speaker of the House, Hon. Abayomi Akinruntan, recommended the confirmation of the appointment of the nominee, affirming that Adelami had been properly screened.
The Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Oluwole Ogunmolasuyi, moved the motion for the report to be considered and the nominee to be confirmed. The motion was seconded by Hon. Felix Afe representing Akoko North West 2 Constituency.
Congratulating the new Deputy Governor-designate on the confirmation, the Speaker, Hon. Olamide Oladiji, pledged that the House would continue to support the executive for the people to enjoy more dividends of democracy.
The Speaker pledged the support of the legislature for Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa for the people to enjoy more dividends of democracy.
Oladiji made the declaration shortly after the Assembly confirmed Aiyedatiwa’s Deputy Governor-nominee, Mr Olayide Adelami, on the floor of the House.
The Speaker’s declaration of support for Aiyedatiwa indicates an end to the political battle between Aiyedatiwa and the Assembly, which had plotted to remove him from office for alleged gross misconduct at the height of the sickness of the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.
Aiyedatiwa, who was Akeredolu’s deputy governor, stepped in as governor on December 17, 2023, following the death of Akeredolu in Germany.
In his response, Adelami appreciated Aiyedatiwa for nominating him, promising not to betray the confidence reposed in him.
Adelami, who was a retired Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly and governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in the 2020 governorship election, was appointed by the Governor Aiyedatiwa on Wednesday.
