Presidency

(Ondo Crisis): Akeredolu Remains Governor – Tinubu Declares As the months-long crisis between factions loyal to the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), and his Deputy, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, seems to have ended, the Presidency has declared that Akeredolu remains the governor of the state. This was according to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, on Saturday. The clarification came amidst reports that President Bola Tinubu may have ordered the state lawmakers to invoke the doctrine of necessity and declare Ayedatiwa the acting governor. The deputy governor, lawmakers, and others…

Tinubu Approves Akeredolu’s Removal, Declaration of Deputy as Ondo Acting Governor President Tinubu, along with other All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders, has agreed to invoke the doctrine of necessity to appoint embattled Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa as acting governor, effectively resolving the five-month-long crisis in the state. The decision was reached during a closed-door meeting held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday. The meeting had President Tinubu together with members of Akeredolu’s cabinet and lawmakers from the Ondo State House of Assembly. Governor Akeredolu, who returned from Germany in September after a prolonged medical leave, has remained absent…

Buhari’s aides, ex-govs, and APC bigwigs intensify the lobby for ambassadorial appointments. State governors as well as former ministers and other officials, who served in the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, and the political associates of President Bola Tinubu have launched an intense lobbying for appointment as Nigerian ambassadors to foreign countries. The chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress, National Assembly members, and retired military officers were among those jostling for ambassadorial nominations. Nigeria has a total of 109 missions, 76 embassies, 22 high commissions, and 11 consulates abroad. The desperate lobby for ambassadorial appointments commenced after the…