As the people of Ondo await official announcement from the State Government of the death of Aketi, Lucky Aiyedatiwa will have to wait to assume the role of the official governor of Ondo State .
The news of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s passing at the age of 67 was said to have filtered to a news medium through a family source .
Akeredolu’s health had been a public concern, having returned to Nigeria in September after a three-month medical leave in Germany.
Having served as the acting governor for about two weeks, Aiyedatiwa is now poised to be officially sworn in as governor by the law.
What 1999 constitution says about Ondo State situation.
Giving constitutional clarification on this development, Barrister Olatodun Hassan, the secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) said that “it is a matter of necessity and legally binding for Aiyedatiwa to be sworn in with immediacy. ”
He said: “It’s a natural flow of moral justification that in the absence of a governor, the deputy governor takes immediate charge.
“The essence of that is to ensure smooth continuity of governance, and there should be no vacuum in the state’s governance structure, and that is the law.”
“It’s a natural flow of moral justification that in the absence of a governor, the deputy governor takes immediate charge. “The essence of that is to ensure smooth continuity of governance, and there should be no vacuum in the state’s governance structure, and that is the law.”
“The Deputy Governor of a State shall hold the office of Governor of the State if the office of Governor becomes vacant by reason of death, resignation, impeachment, permanent incapacity, or removal of the governor from office for any other reason in accordance with sections 188 or 189 of this constitution.”
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