Ekiti governor appoints 10 special advisers
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has approved the appointment of 10 special advisers to strengthen governance and improve service delivery.
This development follows the state House of Assembly’s approval of the governor’s request to appoint 10 special advisers.
In a statement on Monday, the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Olayinka Oyebode, said the list comprises four new appointees and six returning officials who served in the previous administration.
The newly appointed advisers include Professor James Olaleye for Special Adviser on e-GIS, Lands and Survey; James Folorunso for Bureau of Public Procurement; Dr John Moyo Ekundayo for Office of Transformation, Strategy and Delivery; and Bunmi Talabi for Bureau of Special Projects.
Others are Olayinka Oyebode for Special Adviser on Media; Adetoun Agboola for Special Education and Social Inclusion; Dr Gbenga Oyewole for Development Planning and Budget; Kayode Adaramodu for Economic Affairs and Private Sector Development; Ebenezer Boluwade for Agriculture and Food Security; and Professor Akeem Azeez for Special Duties.
The statement confirmed the appointment of three commissioners-designate forwarded by the governor.
They are Dayo Apata for Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice; Akintunde Oyebode for Commissioner for Finance; and Oyebanji Filani for Commissioner for Health and Human Services.
It added that the inauguration of the newly appointed special advisers and the three commissioners-designate was scheduled to hold by 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday at Osunktokun Pavilion, Government House, Ado-Ekiti.
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