Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has terminated the appointments of all political aides in his administration with immediate effect.
The dissolution, disclosed on Tuesday, affects all Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) and Special Assistants (SAs) across the state.
In a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan and made available to The Guardian, development was hinged as part of an effort to improve efficiency and enhance service delivery within the state’s administrative framework.
According to Adeniyan, the dismissal comes ahead of expansion of the governor’s political team, with plans to appoint around 1,000 new aides.
The statement read in parts, “In the ongoing drive to enhance efficiency and deepen service delivery, Ondo State Governor, Dr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has relieved all political aides of their duties with immediate effect.
“Those affected are Senior Special Assistants and Special Assistants to the Governor. The Governor thanked them for their contributions to the development of the State thus far and wished them well in their future endeavours.
“Meanwhile, in a step to strengthen coordination and inject fresh capacity into the administration, about 1000 new aides, from across the 203 wards in the 18 local government areas of the State, will be appointed by the Governor in due course.”
Before the mass disengagement, the administration faced a series of voluntary resignations from some aides ahead of the 2027 general election cycle.
It would be recalled that the governor had, in September 2024, appointed at least 344 Senior Special Assistants and Special Assistants to serve across the 18 local government areas, 33 local council development areas (LCDAs), and 203 wards in the state.
