BY TIMOTHY AGBOR, OSOGBO
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State will swear in his newly appointed commissioners tomorrow (Wednesday).
Governor Adeleke had earlier unveiled his commissioner-nominees through the State House of Assembly.
The Speaker of the State Assembly, Adewale Egbedun, read the names listed in a letter the Governor sent to the lawmakers at plenary on July 7.
The Chief of Staff to former Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola, Festus Adeyemo, and two commissioners that served in Rauf Aregbesola’s cabinet – Kolapo Alimi and Biyi Odunlade – were unveiled along with 22 other nominees.
The widow of late Senator Isiaka Adeleke, the elder brother of the incumbent governor, Mrs Folashade Adeleke, also made the list.
Other nominees are Rev. Bunmi Jenyo, who had served as Personal Assistant to the Governor; former chairman of Atakumosa West local government, Oladosu Babatunde; Bayo Ogungbangbe, Sesan Oyedele, Soji Ajeigbe, Moshood Olagunju, George Alabi, Sunday Oroniyi, Abiodun Ojo, Dr. Basiru Salami, Morufu Ayofe and Sola Ogungbile.
The governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, in a statement on Tuesday, said the swearing-in event would hold at the Local Government Service Commission building on Wednesday.
“Governor Ademola Adeleke has fixed tomorrow Wednesday 19th of July for the inauguration and swearing in of the newly appointed commissioners.
“The event is billed to hold at the Local Government Service Commission building, Government Secretariat, Osogbo by 10 am.
“All commissioners designate are to be seated before 10 am,” he stated.
