The latest development was disclosed in a statement issued by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan, to journalists in Akure, the Ondo State capital.
The affected aides include Ewatomilola Emiola, Senior Special Assistant on Research & Documentation, and Kikelomo Isijola, Special Assistant on Digital Media.
Both officials have been instructed to hand over all government properties in their possession to the office of the Chief of Staff to the Governor.
The statement reads:
“The Governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has approved a reorganization of the Government House Media team. As a result, 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.
“They have been directed to hand over all government properties in their care to the office of the Chief of Staff to the Governor. The Governor appreciates their contributions and wishes them success in their future endeavors.”
Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State has criticized the recently signed 2025 state budget, labeling it a “budget for looting.”
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa signed the ₦698.6 billion budget into law just a week after its passage by the State House of Assembly.
The budget includes ₦200 million allocated for lawmakers and ₦280 million designated for the Ondo State House of Assembly Speaker as ‘phone expenses.’
Reacting to the budget on Tuesday, PDP Publicity Secretary Kennedy Peretei issued a statement condemning the allocations as outrageous and unnecessary.