Ayedatiwa nominates Adelami as Deputy Gov

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has nominated former Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly, Chief Olayide Owolabi Adelami, as the new deputy governor of the state.

Adelami’s nomination was submitted some six hours after the dissolution of the State Executive by the governor, Ayedatiwa.

The new deputy governor nominee name has been submitted to the state House of Assembly and his nomination will be announced by the House of Assembly.

However, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan, who confirmed the nomination of Adelami, said the new deputy governor will be unveiled soon.

Adelami, a former governorship aspirant of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2020 governorship election, hails from Owo, Ondo state.

He was born over some six decades ago to the family of Oluka Oribokun by Pa and Mrs Amos Adelami. Adelami graduated from the prestigious Imade College in Owo before proceeding to the Polytechnic, Ibadan for his GCE A level and University of Lagos for his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He further got an MBA degree from Ogun State University.

He was the Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly until his retirement in April 2018.