Special advisers: Oyebanji appoints ex-APC state chairman, Awe, seven others

Mr Biodun Oyebanji, Governor of Ekiti State, has appointed eight special advisers.

Chief Jide Awe, former Ekiti State Chairman of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria and All Progressives Congress, is among them.

Mr. Yinka Oyebode, Oyebanji’s Chief Press Secretary, was promoted to Special Adviser.

The announcement was made in a statement signed on Monday in Ado Ekiti by Oyebanji’s Special Adviser on Media and Strategy/CPS, Mr. Oyebode.

According to the statement, those appointed and their portfolios are as follows: Mr Niyi Adebayo, Budget, Economic Planning, and Performance Management; Mrs Tayo Adeola, Investment, Trade, and Industry; and Mr Ebenezer Boluwade, Agriculture and Food Security.

Dr. Kofoworola Aderiye, Education, Science, and Technology; Chief Awe, Political and Inter-Party Affairs; Architect Tope Ogunleye, Bureau of Special Projects; Mr Seun Fakuade, Governance, Reforms, and Innovation; and Mr Oyebode, Media and Strategy/CPS are among the others.

Oyebanji urged the new appointees to view their appointments as an opportunity to contribute their time, talent, and expertise to the state’s overall development.

Meanwhile, Brigadier-General Ebenezer Ogundana (rtd) has been re-appointed as the Governor’s Security Adviser with immediate effect.

He held the same position during the administration of Dr. Kayode Fayemi.

On Friday, November 18, 2022, the new special advisers will be sworn in.