The reason why the Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu sacked his Deputy’s media aides has emerged.
Recall that Governor Akeredolu on Tuesday directed that all media aides appointed by him and seconded to the office of the Deputy Governor, be relieved of their appointments with immediate effect.
News About Nigeria gathered that the sack of Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s aides was due to the disrespect, and betrayal the governor got from them.
According to an anonymous source who spoke to the Guardian, the aides were sacked as a result of insubordination and disregard for the appropriate authority.
The source said: “The Deputy Governor photographer openly abused the governor on his WhatsApp status and the screenshot is with the governor’s people.
“The Deputy Governor press secretary was investigated and findings have it that he had engaged in planting some stories against the governor.
“The Deputy Governor media aides are the ones causing disaffection in the government. They are the ones going about saying Aiyedatiwa will complete Akeredolu’s tenure.”
The source also alleged that the media aides who propagated that the deputy governor would complete Akeredolu’s tenure said it as though, “they wished the governor dead.”
Their dismissal was made known in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Richard Olatunde and the affected aides include: Press Secretary to the Governor, Kenneth Odusola; Special Assistant to Governor (New Media) Okunniga Oladipupo; and Special Assistant to the Governor (Photography) Abayomi Samson Adefolalu.
