- Ondo Governor sacks two female media aides in a cabinet shake-up.
- Dismissed aides asked to return government property immediately.
- PDP criticizes ₦698.6bn state budget, labels it a “budget for looting.”
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has dismissed two female media aides as part of a restructuring of the Government House media team.
The affected aides are Ewatomilola Emiola, Senior Special Assistant on Research & Documentation, and Kikelomo Isijola, Special Assistant on Digital Media.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that a statement issued in Akure by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan, confirmed the development, stating that the two officials have been directed to hand over all government properties in their possession to the office of the Chief of Staff.
“The Governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has approved the reorganisation of the Government House Media team. To this effect, the following media aides have been relieved of their duties with immediate effect: Ewatomilola Emiola, Senior Special Assistant on Research & Documentation, and Kikelomo Isijola, Special Assistant on Digital Media,” the statement read.
“They have been directed to hand over government properties in their care to the office of the Chief of Staff to the Governor. The Governor thanks the two members of his media team for their services and wishes them well in their future endeavours.”
Meanwhile, the Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly criticized the recently signed 2025 state budget, describing it as a blueprint for mismanagement and extravagance.
Governor Aiyedatiwa signed the ₦698.6 billion budget into law just a week after its passage by the State House of Assembly. The opposition party has particularly taken issue with some controversial allocations, including ₦200 million for lawmakers and ₦280 million for the Ondo State House of Assembly Speaker for “phone expenses.”
In a statement on Tuesday, PDP Publicity Secretary, Kennedy Peretei, slammed the allocations as outrageous and unnecessary, alleging that the budget prioritizes wasteful spending over the needs of the people.
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