Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s son has sought the assistance of President Bola Tinubu to get an air ambulance to return his ailing father to Germany where he had been receiving treatment. The Ondo governor is receiving treatment for leukemia and has been undergoing chemotherapy in Nigeria, which SaharaReporters learnt had been knocking him out for up to 10 hours after every medication. Family sources told SaharaReporters on Tuesday that Akeredolu’s condition has worsened. “He is no longer able to speak,” one of the sources said.
President Bola Tinubu has directed ailing Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State to transfer power to his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. However, the transfer of power will be done by electronic signature (e-signature) as the ailing governor is too weak to sign any document. Tinubu reportedly told people at the meeting he had summoned to resolve the leadership crisis in Ondo on Monday that Akeredolu was incapacitated and could not sign a letter anymore.
A pro-democracy organisation, Take-It-Back Movement will organise a town hall meeting in Akure on Saturday, December 16 to call for Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to resume office or resign. It will also mark the commencement of street protests to call for the resignation of the ailing governor who has not set foot in his state since July 2023.
President Bola Tinubu has summoned the Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa and the State House of Assembly Speaker, Olamide Oladiji to Aso Villa in Abuja for an urgent meeting. Sources told SaharaReporters that Tinubu will ask that the deputy governor should be allowed to act as governor, to resolve the leadership crisis in the state.
The Arkansas Citizens for Transparency hosted a townhall meeting to discuss a proposed amendment aimed at putting Freedom of Information Act into the constitution. Residents from all across Arkansas came to Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church in Fayetteville to learn more about the proposed amendment.