Makinde sends seven Commissioners-nominee list to Oyo Assembly

By our Reporter

There are indications that Oyo Assembly will on Thursday read out a list of Commissioners-nominee to serve as members of the State Executive Council.
The list was sent to the Assembly by Governor Seyi Makinde on Tuesday.

The seven nominees sent to the lawmakers include some of those who worked with the governor in his first term.

The Governor promised to return those who did well in the first term to continue in the service to the state.

Findings revealed that some of the Commissioners who are returning include the son of former Oyo Speaker Senator Monsurat Sunmonu and Seun Ashamu; who served last at the Ministry of Energy.

Other returning ex-Commissioners and the ministry they last served in Makinde’s first term administration include Akinola Ojo (Finance); Prof Musibau Babatunde (Budget and Planning); and Faosat Sanni (Special Duties),Prof Daud Sangodoyin (Works and Transport); Adeniyi Adebisi (Agriculture).

The nominees new ministry maybe different from the former one.

The new addition to the list is the women coordinator of the Omi Titun 2.0 campaign organisation, Mrs. Toyin Balogun.

It was learnt that the names would be read on the floor on Thursday while their screening and confirmation would follow suit “as the governor is expected to swear them in on his return from his journey from the United States.”

The Governor is also expected to announce his preferred Secretary to the State Government.

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