Deputy Governor in a sentence

In Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike and his deputy, Dr Ipalibo Banigo, will enjoy generous benefits after leaving office as provided in the Rivers State Pensions for Governor and Deputy Governor Law, 2012.

Governor John Rankin announced the appointment of the next Deputy Governor, Mrs Alison Crocket, who will take over from the current Deputy Governor, Ginny Ferson, when she leaves Bermuda in August of this year.

Based on the 2005 Pension Law Governor Ifeanyi Okowa would enjoy generous retirement goodies courtesy of the Delta State Governor and Deputy Governor Pension Rights and other Benefits Law of 2005 signed by former governor James Ibori.

The deputy governor is the acting governor when the office of governor is vacant, or the governor is not able to discharge his duties or is absent from the Cayman Islands.

But, Musa Ebomhiana, the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Deputy Governor, when contacted, denied knowledge of any plan to relocate the office of the deputy governor outside the Government House.

He said: “If I were to be in CBN now as Deputy Governor (Operations), all these would have fallen under my purview because it is the currency management directorate of CBN that handles it, which was under me as the CBN deputy governor.

Sanwo-Olu said: “We welcome the brand new Governor-elect of Edo, distinguished Senator Monday Okpebholo, here with his Deputy-elect, Idahosa, and current Deputy Governor of Edo, Comrade Philip Shuaib.

Fuel was added to the fire after President Bihi’s administration failed to equally allocate governmental positions( i.e. region governor, deputy governor, mayor and deputy mayor) between the two major tribes in Sanaag.

L-R: Head of Service, Edo State, Mrs. Gladys Idahor; wife of Edo State Deputy Governor, Mrs. Maryann Shaibu; Deputy Governor, Edo State, Rt.

We hereby state that the deputy governor has never been invited for such meetings either through a memo or any official notices and thereby cannot stand against the deputy governor with the period in review.

The Charter of Equity also decrees that both the governor and the deputy governor cannot come from the same zone, just like the governor and the speaker cannot come from the zone.

The statement reads: “In the absence of Governor Akeredolu, the Deputy Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, will assume the responsibilities of the governor in acting capacity.

The event, christened PDP Southwest Zonal Unification Rally, was held in Mapo in Ibadan and had in attendance ex-Deputy Governor of Oyo state, Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja, the governor of Bayelsa state, Duoye Diri, ex-governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose.

To achieve this, the late former governor had put in place a reconciliatory committee headed by a former local government chairman, former deputy governor and governor, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala.

Ajayi said: “The governor may claim that he has the right to support any aspirant of his choice but the deputy governor has not come out to say he wants to be governor.

It wasn’t surprising that in 2011, Madumere became the Chief of Staff, and later Deputy Governor at the impeachment of the erstwhile Deputy, Chief Jude Agbaso in 2013.

It was gathered that some lawmakers believed to be loyal to the deputy governor opposed the decision of the members of the assembly to pass the budget as presented by the governor.

The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has apologised to his boss, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.

The governor explained that the committee would be high-powered and be chaired by the Deputy Governor Josephine Piyo.

The ‘Grant of Pension to Governor or Deputy Governor (Amendment Law), 2006’ made provision for pension and other benefits to former governors.