Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has approved the appointment of 1,004 political appointees, including a commissioner, three special advisers and 1,000 senior and special assistants.
The appointments, according to the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, are aimed at strengthening the administration and improving governance and service delivery across the state.
Aiyedatiwa appointed Erelu Taibat Yemi Oloruntoba from Akoko North-West Local Government Area as Commissioner for Special Duties. Her nomination has been forwarded to the Ondo State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation.
The governor also approved the appointment of three Special Advisers.
They are Abimbola Fajolu from Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo Local Government Area, Special Adviser on Environment; Chief Ade Adeniyi from Ondo West, Special Adviser on Rural and Community Development; and Muyiwa Ogunyemi from Akoko North-East, Special Adviser on Transport.
The governor further appointed 90 Senior Special Assistants and 910 Special Assistants to serve in various capacities across the state.
Among the newly appointed Senior Special Assistants are Erelu Toyin Ogungbure, SSA on Women Mobilisation (South); Bidemi Obayangbon, SSA on Forestry; Gboluge Olufunmi Alex, SSA on Community Engagement (South); Akin Adeniyi, SSA on Community Engagement (Central); and Obayan Theophilus Ayodeji, SSA on Community Engagement (North).
Others include Kelvin Solomon, SSA on Students Affairs; Adeolu Iwakun, SSA on Volunteer Services; Samson Job Bazuaye, SSA on Oil and Gas; Fade Ojamomi, SSA on Youth Empowerment and Job Creation; Sam Adepoju, SSA on Public Engagement; and Alhaji Samad Orijeminiyi, SSA on Scholarship.
Also appointed are Victor Omodara, SSA on Grassroots Mobilisation; Abayomi Adefolalu, SSA on Photography; as well as Alhaji Abdukadiri Adenoyi, Prince Nzuoma Egbulefu and Alhaji Garba Goni, who were appointed Senior Special Assistants on Non-Indigenes.
The appointments expand the governor’s administrative team and are expected to enhance grassroots engagement, sector-specific coordination and the implementation of government programmes across Ondo State.
