Ondo Gov appoints Special Adviser, board chairmen, members
By Bintu Haruna
Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has approved the appointment of a Special Adviser and chairmen and members of various boards and commissions in the state.
The appointments, which take immediate effect, include the appointment of Mr Femi Fadairo as Special Adviser to the Governor on Special Duties and Strategy.
Fadairo replaces Hon. Gani Mohammed, who has been redeployed as Special Adviser to the Governor on Mines and Mineral Resources.
A statement issued on Thursday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, said the governor also approved new appointments to the Ondo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB).
Mrs Brown Ademilegun was appointed Full-time Chairman of the board, while Hon. Christopher Olorunfemi and Dr Olarewaju Oyelade were appointed Full-time Members.
Hon. Tayo Fayanju, Hon. Maurice Oripelaye, representing the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), and Comr. Ayodele Samuel Leke, representing the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), were appointed Part-time Members, alongside other statutory members.
For the Ondo State Local Government Service Commission, Pastor Segun Ayerin was appointed Chairman, while Dr Bunmi Eniayewu, Barr. Ogbaro Oyerinde, Mrs Ronke Ojo and Mr Alonge Niyi Dennis were appointed Full-time Members.
The governor also approved the constitution of the Ondo State Muslim Welfare Board, with Alhaji Adam Chandy as Chairman.
Other members of the board are Alhaji Muhammad Kamaldeen Akinyemi, Alhaji Akorede Nuren Olatunde, Alhaja Fausat Olorunyomi and Alhaji Abdulrasheed Olawoye.
Similarly, Pastor Peter Abimbola was appointed Chairman of the Ondo State Christian Welfare Board.
The board has Rev. Fr. Patrick Adebayo, Pst. Mrs Omoyemi Bosede Ore, Prophet Emilere Arabija Aiyedatiwa and Rev. Jide Baptist as members.
Mr Oluyemi Fashipe was also appointed Chairman of the Ondo State Consumer Protection Agency.
Adeniyan said Governor Aiyedatiwa congratulated the appointees and charged them to discharge their responsibilities with dedication, transparency and in the best interest of the people of Ondo State.
He urged them to justify the confidence reposed in them by the administration as they assume their respective responsibilities.
The appointments take immediate effect.