Ondo state is in a
celebration mood today, following the swearing in of Mr Rotimi Akeredolu as the
governor of the state.
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Earlier Gov.
Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State (L) handing over to the Governor-Elect, Mr Rotimi
Akeredolu in Akure on Thursday (23/2/17).
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At
exactly 11:34am on Friday, Rotimi Akeredolu, a senior advocate of Nigeria
(SAN), took oath of office as the sixth executive governor of Ondo state.
Bola
Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was among the
dignitaries that witnessed the occasion.
Senate
President Bukola Saraki; Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo state, Abiola Ajimobi,
governor of Oyo state; Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, Bisi
Akande, former governor of Osun state, also attended the event.
Earlier,
Agbola Ajayi, also a legal practitioner, was sworn in as deputy governor.
In
November, Akeredolu, candidate of the APC, defeated Eyitayo Jegede of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the state governorship election.
He
polled 244,842 votes, while Jegede secured 150,380 votes.
Olusegun Mimiko, the
immediate past governor, handed
over power to Akeredolu late Thursday, after serving two terms.
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