Akeredolu sacks all his deputy’s aides

By our reporter| Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Tuesday terminated the appointments of the aides attached to Agboola Ajayi, his deputy.

Ajayi resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday and joined the Peoples Democratic Party where hopes to contest the state governorship election in October.

In a statement on Tuesday, Segun Ajiboye, Akeredolu’s chief press secretary, directed the sacked aides to submit all government’s property in their possession to the chief of staff to the governor.

The affected aides are Olomu Bayo, special assistant, special duties; Olawale Mukaila, special assistant, photography, Babatope Okeowo, deputy chief press secretary; Samuel Ogunmusi, personal assistant, (deputy governor), Omotunmise Tokunbo, special assistant to the wife of the deputy governor; and Erifeyiwa Akinnugba, photography, wife of the deputy governor.

Earlier in the day, governor Akeredolu had approved the sack of Allen Sowore, the deputy governors spokesman.