Oyebanji ask Ekiti Assembly to confirm three commissioners, 10 advisers
- Ekiti Governor Biodun Oyebanji don write to di House of Assembly to seek approval for three commissioners wey dey return.
- E also want di lawmakers to approve 10 Special Advisers to help run di state day to day.
- Di request come about 10 days after dem swear am in for second term.
Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji don ask di State House of Assembly to screen and confirm three commissioners wey serve for im first term, and to approve 10 Special Advisers.
Di request dey inside one letter to di Speaker, Adeoye Aribasoye, according to one Tuesday statement by di governor Chief Press Secretary, Yinka Oyebode. Di governor office talk say di letter carry Monday date; one account put di date at October 27, 2026.
Di three nominees na Dayo Apata (SAN) for Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Akintunde Oyebode for Finance, and Dr Oyebanji Filani for Health and Human Services.
Di request come about 10 days after dem swear in Oyebanji for second term on October 16. Last week, e approve appointments for power, road infrastructure and transportation sectors.
Why e matter
For ordinary Ekiti residents, na finance and health portfolios dem go watch well well. Di finance commissioner dey help decide how di state go budget and spend im money, including salaries, roads and school projects. Di health commissioner dey oversee hospitals and primary healthcare centres.
Di Attorney General office na constitutional requirement, and e dey handle di state court cases and legal advice.
According to di governor spokesperson, di early appointments mean to make sure continuity dey for critical sectors and make di new administration take off quick. Di statement talk say dem consider di finance and health portfolios as crucial "particularly in view of prevailing developments in the country."
Di governor office no name di 10 Special Advisers or talk which areas dem go cover. Special advisers usually dey support di governor on policy and day-to-day administration.
Wetin go happen next
Di ball don land for Ekiti State House of Assembly court now, and dem must screen and confirm di three commissioner-nominees before dem fit take office. Di lawmakers also expected to consider di request for di 10 advisers.
Until di Assembly act, di state finance, health and justice ministries go dey without substantive commissioners, and e fit slow decision-making on spending and services.
