From Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has dissolved the State Executive Council.
The decision was conveyed in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan
However, the governor announced the exemption Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Kayode Ajulo and the Commissioner for Finance, Mrs. Omowunmi Isaac due to the critical nature of their duties.
The statement directed all the affected cabinet members to hand over all government properties in their care to the accounting officers of their respective ministries.
Governor Aiyedatiwa thanked the cabinet members for their service and contributions to the development of the state and wished them well in their future endeavours.
Members of the cabinet were inaugurated in March 2024 after Aiyedatiwa assumed duty as governor.
Aiyedatiwa, who was formerly deputy governor, became governor after the demise of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu in Germany on December 27, 2023, after a protracted illness.
The landslide victory in the November 16, 2024 governorship election saw Aiyedatiwa and the All Progressives Congress (APC) winning in the 18 LGAs to beat Agboola Ajayi of the PDP and 15 other candidates.
He is expected to be inaugurated as governor on February 24 for a term of four years.