Following his swearing-in as the new Governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa has appointed five new Aides to work in administration.

In a press statement signed by his Deputy Chief of Staff, Omojuwa Olusegun, Aiyedatiwa appointed Mr Ebenezer Adeniyan as the Chief Press Secretary, Mr Smart Omodunbi Jnr. as Special Assistant (Political Matters).

Others appointed by the new Governor were: Mr. Abire Sunday Olugbenga and Miss Motunrayo Oyedele, who will assume the positions of Special Assistants for New Media and Photography, respectively, while Dr. Temitayo Iperepolu takes charge of domestic and government house affairs.

Premium Politics reported that Aiyedatiwa was sworn in on Wednesday, as the 7th Executive Governor of Ondo State, following the death of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, who died in Germany in the early hours of today, after a protracted illness, prostrate cancer, which he was battling since last year.

His swearing-in ceremony took place on Wednesday, with the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Olusegun Odusola, administering the oath of office to him.