Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been sworn in as the Governor of Ondo State, to begin his first full four-year term following the death of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu which occurred in December 2023.
The swearing-in ceremony took place on Monday, administered by the state’s chief judge, Justice A. Olusegun Odunsola, at the Ondo State Sports Complex in Akure, the state capital.
This is coming two months after Aiyedatiwa won the governorship election under the banner of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Aiyedatiwa took his oath of office as the seventh Ondo State governor just after his running mate Olayide Adelami.
The governor thereafter rode in an open van around the complex, waving to cheers from his well-wishers and supporters.
In attendance at the ceremony are the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, Lagos state governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Ekiti state governor Biodun Oyebanji, former governors of Osun state, Chief Bisi Akande, Chief Olusegun Osoba, and Dr Olusegun Mimiko, former governor of Ondo state, and the Minister of Youth Development, Hon Ayodele Olawande.