Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Wednesday dissolved the State Executive Council with immediate effect.

“All members of the Cabinet (who were appointed by late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu) are to immediately hand over to the Permanent Secretaries or the most senior administrative officers in their respective offices,” the governor’s spokesman, Ebenezer Adeniyan, said in a statement.

Aiyedatiwa also relieved all Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) and Special Assistants (SAs) of their duties.

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“All the affected officials are directed to hand over all government properties in their possession. The Governor thanks the affected officials for their services and contributions to the development of the State,” the statement said.

Aiyedatiwa, who was formerly Ondo deputy governor, was sworn in as the substantive governor of the South-West state on December 27, 2023, following the death of his boss, Governor Akeredolu.