BREAKING: Aiyedatiwa appoints 535 aides, names ex-deputy speaker adviser

By Boye Oyeyemi

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has approved the appointment of 535 political aides, including former Deputy Speaker of the state House of Assembly Ogundeji Iroju as special adviser on Legislative Matters.

The appointments cover senior special assistants and special assistants across various sectors and areas of responsibility, with the first batch approved as part of efforts to strengthen the administration.

Iroju, a former principal officer of the legislature, is expected to oversee matters relating to the relationship between the executive and legislative arms of government.

The governor also appointed Olaoluwa Adesanya as senior special assistant on Inter-Party Affairs and Seyi Lawrence Aletile as senior special assistant on Entertainment and Tourism.

Other senior special assistants include Adekunle Orisamoluwa, who will oversee Support Groups Activities, and Favour Semilore Tomomewo, appointed to handle Public Health.

Temilola Odetola was appointed special assistant on Civil Society Organisations, while other appointees were listed in the first batch released by the state government.

The appointments were announced Monday in a statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, who said they had been approved by Aiyedatiwa.

The new appointments expand the political structure of the Aiyedatiwa administration, with the appointees expected to support the implementation of government programmes and strengthen engagement with various sectors and interest groups.