Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde has inaugurated all 16 newly appointed commissioners, Professor Olanike Adeyemo as Secretary to the State Government, Head of Service, 12 Permanent Secretaries and the state’s Accountant General.
The event held at the governor’s office, State Secretariat, Ibadan, saw the governor also assigned portfolios to new commissioners.
Those who returned to the ministries they served to end Makinde’s first term were Mr Akinola Ojo, Finance; Professor Musbau Babatunde, Budget and Economic Planning; Mr Seun Ashamu, Energy and Mineral Resources; Professor Daud Shangodoyin, Public Works and Transport; Mrs Foasat Joke-Sanni, Special Duties.
Others appointed and their ministries are Mr Abiodun Aikomo, Justice; Mrs Toyin Balogun, Women Affairs and Social Inclusion; Mr Abdulmojeed Mogbonjubola, Environment; Mr Williams Akinfunmilayo, Lands, Housing and Urban Development; Dr Wasiu Olatunbosun, Culture and Tourism; Mr Dotun Oyelade, Information.
The list of commissioners also includes Mr Segun Olayiwola, Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters; Mr Olasunkanmi Olaleye, Agriculture and Rural Development; Mr Demola Ojo, Trade, Investment and Cooperatives; Professor Abdulwaheed Soliu, Education, Science and Technology; Mr Adeniyi Adebisi, Establishment and Training.
Just after the appointees swore to their oath of office, the governor charged the new appointees to set out with renewed vigour to deliver the goods to the people of Oyo.
Speaking with journalists after his swearing-in, the new Attorney General, Mr Abiodun Aikomo promised to ensure adherence to the rule of law and use law as a tool for societal development.
Other commissioners including Professor Daud Shangodoyin, Mr Seun Ashamu, Mr Dotun Oyelade promised to work at frenetic pace towards achieving the Makinde administration’s Sustainable Development Agenda 2023-2027.