By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun
Governor Biodun Oyebanji, of Ekiti State has approved the appointment of 10 Special Advisers as part of efforts to strengthen his administration and improve service delivery.
The appointments followed the approval of the governor’s request for 10 Special Advisers by the Ekiti State House of Assembly.
A statement by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Olayinka Oyebode, said the appointments comprised two new entrants and eight officials who served in the immediate past administration.
The newly appointed advisers include Professor James Olaleye, Special Adviser on e-GIS, Lands and Survey; James Folorunso, Bureau of Public Procurement; Dr John Moyo Ekundayo, Office of Transformation, Strategy and Delivery; and Bunmi Talabi, Bureau of Special Projects.
Others are Olayinka Oyebode, who will serve as Chief Press Secretary and Special Adviser on Media; Princess Adetoun Agboola, Special Adviser on Special Education and Social Inclusion; Dr Gbenga Oyewole, Development Planning and Budget; Kayode Adaramodu, Economic Affairs and Private Sector Development; Ebenezer Boluwade, Agriculture and Food Security; and Professor Akeem Azeez, Special Duties.
Meanwhile, the State House of Assembly has confirmed three commissioner-designates forwarded by the governor.
They are Dayo Apata, SAN, as Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice; Akintunde Oyebode as Commissioner for Finance; and Dr Oyebanji Filani as Commissioner for Health and Human Services.
The swearing-in ceremony for the newly appointed Special Advisers and the three commissioner-designates is scheduled for Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at the Osuntokun Pavilion, Government House, Ado-Ekiti, by 2 p.m.
