Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa was born on 12 January 1965 and is a Nigerian businessman and politician who has served as governor of Ondo State since 2023.
16 Facts About Lucky Aiyedatiwa
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Lucky Aiyedatiwa previously served as deputy governor of Ondo State from 2021 to 2023 under Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.
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Lucky Aiyedatiwa is a former commissioner of Niger Delta Development Commission.
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On 13 December 2023, Aiyedatiwa became acting governor following the departure of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu on medical leave.
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Lucky Aiyedatiwa had previously served as acting governor from June to September 2023 when Akeredolu was on medical leave.
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Lucky Aiyedatiwa was born on 12 January 1965, he hails from Obe-Nla, an oil-bearing community in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State.
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Lucky Aiyedatiwa had his secondary education at Ikosi High School, Ketu, Lagos, in 1982.
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Lucky Aiyedatiwa joined active politics in 2011 as a card-carrying member of the Action Congress of Nigeria, which later merged with other political parties and became the All Progressives Congress.
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Lucky Aiyedatiwa was one of the National Delegates from Ondo State at the All Progressives Congress National Convention at Abuja in 2014.
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Lucky Aiyedatiwa served as the federal commissioner who represented Ondo State on the Board of Niger Delta Development Commission from 2018 to 2019.
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Lucky Aiyedatiwa was selected as the running mate of the governor of Ondo State Rotimi Akeredolu in the 2020 Ondo State gubernatorial election.
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On 11 October 2020, Akeredolu and Lucky Aiyedatiwa were elected governor and deputy governor of Ondo State as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
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Lucky Aiyedatiwa became acting governor of Ondo State on 13 December 2023, as Akeredolu left for end-stage leukaemia treatment.
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Lucky Aiyedatiwa was previously acting governor from June to September 2023 when Akeredolu was on medical leave.
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On 27 December 2023, Akeredolu died and Lucky Aiyedatiwa was sworn in as governor.
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Lucky Aiyedatiwa was declared the winner of the 2024 Ondo State gubernatorial election, held on 16 November 2024, defeating his closest rival, Agboola Ajayi of the Peoples Democratic Party.