The
Ogun State Government has announced a reshuffle in membership of its Executive
Council.
The
exercise involves four Commissioners and four Special Advisers to the Governor.
Those
affected include Mrs. Ronke Sokefun who before now is the Commissioner for
Agriculture. She moves to the Ministry of Urban & Physical Planning.
Bashorun Adebola Adeife who used to be the Commissioner for Urban &
Physical Planning now moves to the Ministry of Inter-Governmental Affairs.
Also
affected is the erstwhile Commissioner for Special Duties and
Inter-Governmental Affairs, Barr. Leke Adewolu who now superindents the
Ministry of Special Duties.
One of the newly sworn-in Commissioners, Mrs. Abiola Kufile-Okonji is now in charge of the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development while a Consultant to the Governor, Mrs. Ronke Onadeko will oversee the Ministry of Agriculture pending the appointment of a substantive Commissioner for the Ministry.
The
affected Special Advisers are the Special Adviser to the Governor on Housing,
Mr. Bayo Adeyemi who now moves to the Ministry of Education, Science &
Technology; Mr. Yinka Odufuwa, hitherto of Agriculture moves to Forestry while
Mr. Akinola Lawson formerly of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism moves to
Special Duties.
Others are Mr. Segun Adesanya of the Ministry of Special Duties who moves to Youth and Sports while Mr. Gbenga Opesanwo is in charge of Transport.
The reshuffle takes immediate effect.
Meanwhile Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode
on Wednesday effected a reshuffle of his cabinet, with the dropping of the
Commissioners for Tourism- Mr Folorunsho Folarin-Coker; Finance, Dr. Mustapha
Akinkunmi and Transportation, Dr. Ekundayo Mobereola.
This development comes exactly one year after the
Governor constituted his Executive Council, precisely on October 19, 2015.
In a statement signed by the Secretary to the State
Government, Mr Tunji Bello, the Governor also directed the Special Adviser,
Arts and Culture to take over as the Acting Commissioner for Ministry of
Tourism and Culture, Special Adviser on Transportation will take over as Acting
Commissioner for Transportation while the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry
of Finance takes over as the Acting Commissioner for Finance pending the
appointment of new Commissioners in the respective ministries.
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