Ismail Abdulazeez Mantu ReReportingÂ
Ondo State, NigeriaÂ
Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the acting governor of Ondo, has been sworn in as the substantive governor of the state.
Aiyedatiwa took oath of office on Wednesday at the government house, Alagbaka, Akure, the state capital, after the death of Rotimi Akeredolu, the governor of Ondo.
The swearing-in was held at the Cocoa Conference Hall in the governor’s office in Akure, the state capital and was administered by the chief judge, Justice Olusegun Odusola at 5:18 pm.
Present to witness the swearing-in are other judges and top government officials, including the secretary to the state government and members of the state cabinet, the state All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman and members of the state house of assembly.