Executive orders, gubernatorial directives, and major policy decisions issued during the 2017–2023 term — tracked from announcement through to real-world effect.
5
Total orders
2
Implemented
1
Partial
2
Reversed
Implemented
The directive
As chairman of the South-West Governors' Forum, led the six South-West states in founding the Western Nigeria Security Network (Operation Amotekun) at a regional security summit in Ibadan, and subsequently appointed Chief Olu Adeleye as Ondo's Amotekun Corps Commander.
Real-world effect
Amotekun became one of the region's most enduring security institutions, though independent assessments have since found its impact on insecurity in the South-West to be limited by underfunding and capacity constraints.
Reversed
The directive
Ordered movement restrictions and lockdown measures in Ondo State in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in line with the broader national public health response coordinated by the Presidential Task Force.
Real-world effect
Restrictions were progressively eased through 2020 as the acute phase of the pandemic passed, in step with the national reopening timeline.
Reversed
The directive
Signed a state law establishing a state-level anti-corruption commission, which was subsequently invoked by state officials facing federal EFCC fraud charges to argue the EFCC lacked jurisdiction to prosecute state matters.
Real-world effect
A High Court judge in Akure put the state law in abeyance and affirmed EFCC's jurisdiction over the officials' prosecution regardless, meaning the law failed to achieve the jurisdictional shield some had argued it provided.
Partial
The directive
Following the 5 June 2022 Owo church massacre, the administration announced heightened security measures for churches, mosques, and other public gathering places across the state.
Real-world effect
Security was visibly tightened in the immediate aftermath, and four attackers were later sentenced to death by a federal high court; however, the broader rural and semi-urban insecurity that enabled the attack was not resolved during the remainder of the administration.
Implemented
The directive
Formally transferred the powers of the Governor of Ondo State to Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa as Akeredolu's health deteriorated during cancer treatment in Germany.
Real-world effect
Aiyedatiwa acted as Governor from that point and was sworn in as substantive Governor following Akeredolu's death on 27 December 2023, ensuring a constitutional, if tense, transition of power.