Gov Akeredolu sacks aide for allegedly calling Dep Gov’s “Acting First Lady”

Augustine Pelemo, the Special Assistant on Political Matters to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state, has been sacked.

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Mr. Pelemo was relieved of his position on Monday morning, according to a statement by the government.

LIST OF APPLICATIONS FOR REGULARISATION OF AREA COUNCIL LAND DOCUMENTS NULLIFIED/CANCELLED BY THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF FCT

The sack of the political aide came barely 24 hours after posting on his Facebook page a congratulatory message to wish the wife of the deputy governor, Mrs. Ajewole Agboola Ajayi, a happy birthday but referring to her as the “Acting First Lady of Ondo State”.

LIST OF APPLICATIONS FOR REGULARISATION OF AREA COUNCIL LAND DOCUMENTS NULLIFIED/CANCELLED BY THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF FCT

However, the press statement signed by Donald Ojogo, the spokesman for the Ondo state government, said, “This directive is with immediate effect; and it underscores the need to instil sanity and nip in the bud, divisive acts and tendencies inimical to the existing cordiality and cohesion in the administration led by the governor.