Deputy Governor of Ondo State | |
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since 1 February 2024 | |
Executive Branch of the Ondo State Government | |
Style |
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Status | Second highest executive branch officer |
Member of |
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Seat | Akure |
Nominator | Gubernatorial candidate |
Appointer | Direct popular election or, if vacant, Governor via House of Assembly confirmation |
Term length | Four years renewable once |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Nigeria |
Inaugural holder | Afolabi Iyantan (Fourth Republic) |
Succession | First |
Website | ondostate |
The deputy governor of Ondo State is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the government of Ondo State, Nigeria, after the governor of Ondo State, and ranks first in line of succession. The deputy governor is directly elected together with the governor to a four-year term of office.
Olayide Adelami is the current deputy governor, having assumed office on 1 February 2024.[1]