Oyebanji swears in commissioners, 10 SAs today

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji. Photo: Ekiti State Government.

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, will today swear in three commissioners-designate and 10 Special Advisers as part of efforts to constitute his cabinet for his second term in office.

The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Olayinka Oyebode, in a statement in Ado Ekiti on Monday night, announced that the state House of Assembly had confirmed the appointment of three commissioners-designate forwarded by the governor and also approved the appointment of the SAs.

“The swearing-in of the newly appointed SAs, together with the commissioners-designate, is scheduled for Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at Osuntokun Pavilion, Government House, Ado Ekiti, by 2 pm,” the statement read.

Oyebode named the commissioners-designate as Mr Dayo Apata (SAN) (Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice), Mr Akintunde Oyebode (Commissioner for Finance) and Dr Oyebanji Filani (Commissioner for Health and Human Services).

Speaking on the new special advisers, Oyebode said, “The list of the 10 SAs comprises two new appointees and eight others who served in the immediate past administration.”

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He listed the newly appointed Special Advisers as Prof James Olaleye (e-GIS, Lands and Survey), Mr James Folorunso (Bureau of Public Procurement), Dr John Ekundayo (Office of Transformation, Strategy and Delivery), Mr Bunmi Talabi (Bureau of Special Projects) and Mr Olayinka Oyebode (Media).

Others were Adetoun Agboola (Special Education and Social Inclusion), Dr Gbenga Oyewole (Development, Planning and Budget), Mr Kayode Adaramodu (Economic Affairs and Private Sector Development), Mr Ebenezer Boluwade (Agriculture and Food Security) and Prof Akeem Azeez (Special Duties).

Oyebanji, who won re-election in the June 20 Ekiti State governorship election, was inaugurated on October 16 for a fresh term of four years.

On October 27, barely 10 days after his inauguration, he wrote to the state House of Assembly, seeking approval for the reappointment of three commissioners who served in his first-term administration and for the appointment of 10 SAs “to assist in the day-to-day administration of the state.”

The letter, addressed to the Assembly Speaker, Adeoye Aribasoye, stated, “The proposed appointments reflect the governor’s intention to constitute key components of his administration early and ensure continuity in critical sectors of governance.”