PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has directed ailing Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to transfer power to his Deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa.
However, the transfer of power will be done by electronic signature (e-signature), as the ailing governor is allegedly too weak to sign any document.
Tinubu reportedly told those at the meeting he summoned to resolve the leadership crisis in the state on Monday, December 11, 2023 that Akeredolu was very ill and could not sign a letter anymore.
Tinubu had summoned Aiyedatiwa and House of Assembly Speaker, Olamide Oladiji, to Aso Villa for an urgent meeting, also attended by Akeredolu’s son, Babajide, who was appointed by his father in November 2021 as Director General, Performance and Project Implementation Monitoring Unit, Office of the Governor of Ondo State (PPIMU) and senator representing Ondo South, Chief Jimoh Ibrahim, to resolve the lingering stalemate.
Monday’s emergency meeting was the second summoned by the President to resolve the leadership crisis in the state following the governor’s absence from office since July 2023, who many had urged to resign, if he could.
