Aiyedatiwa Appoints  Advisers, Boards, Commission Members

By Kanu Samuel

Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has approved a fresh round of appointments to key government agencies and boards in the state.

The appointments, which take immediate effect, include the designation of new Special Advisers as well as members of the Ondo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Local Government Service Commission, Muslim Welfare Board, Christian Welfare Board and Consumer Protection Agency.

Under the new arrangement, Femi Fadairo has been appointed Special Adviser to the Governor on Special Duties and Strategy, replacing Gani Mohammed, who has been redeployed as Special Adviser on Mines and Mineral Resources.

For SUBEB, Brown Ademilegun was appointed Full-time Chairman, while Christopher Olorunfemi and Olarewaju Oyelade were named Full-time Members.

Tayo Fayanju and Maurice Oripelaye, representing the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), were appointed Part-time Members, alongside Ayodele Samuel Leke of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT). Other statutory members are also expected to serve on the board.

The governor also approved the appointment of Pastor Segun Ayerin as Chairman of the Ondo State Local Government Service Commission.

Bunmi Eniayewu, Barrister Ogbaro Oyerinde, Ronke Ojo and Alonge Niyi Dennis were appointed Full-time Members of the commission.

For the Ondo State Muslim Welfare Board, Alhaji Adam Chandy was appointed Chairman, with Alhaji Muhammad Kamaldeen Akinyemi, Alhaji Akorede Nuren Olatunde, Alhaja Fausat Olorunyomi and Alhaji Abdulrasheed Olawoye as members.

Similarly, Pastor Peter Abimbola was named Chairman of the Ondo State Christian Welfare Board.

The members are Rev. Fr. Patrick Adebayo, Pastor Mrs Omoyemi Bosede Ore, Prophet Emilere Arabija Aiyedatiwa and Rev. Jide Baptist.

The governor also appointed Oluyemi Fashipe as Chairman of the Ondo State Consumer Protection Agency.

A statement issued by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, on Friday said Aiyedatiwa congratulated the appointees and charged them to discharge their responsibilities with dedication and transparency.

The governor urged them to act in the best interests of the people of Ondo State as they assume their respective offices.