Akeredolu resumes duty, writes Ondo Assembly

Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu on Friday resumed duty as the Governor of the State after a three-month medical leave abroad.

In a letter forwarded by the governor to the state House of Assembly read by the Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon Olamide Oladiji at the parliamentary of the Assembly, the governor informed them that he had resumed duty having returned from his medical leave.

Governor Akeredolu arrived the country on Thursday from. Germany where he went to receive medical attention and subsequently recuperated.

Akeredolu had on June 13, 2023 transmitted power to his deputy, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa through the state House of Assembly, but later extended the medical leave I definitely on July 10, 2023.

The letter sent to the lawmakers by the governor through the Speaker reads in parts: “Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu SAN, CON, has forwarded a letter of his resumption from medical vacation to the State House of Assembly.

Receiving the letter on behalf of other lawmakers, the Speaker of the House, said: “The Governor’s action is in line with Section 190(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).”

The speaker, therefore, expressed appreciation to God for bringing the Governor back home hale and hearty, saying the entire people of Ondo State are glad to see him back in office.”