Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved a fresh round of appointments and redeployments involving the state Advisory Council and several government agencies.
The changes, which take effect from Friday, September 18, 2026, include the appointment of three new members to the state Advisory Council, chaired by legal practitioner Chief Bolaji Ayorinde.
The newly appointed council members are Abu Salami, Ezekiel Oyedepo and Lydia Bankole.
The governor’s Special Adviser on Media, Sulaimon Olarenwaju, disclosed the appointments in Ibadan on Friday.
According to him, Hon. Adekunle Bankole has also been appointed Chairman of the Oyo State Hospitals Management Board.
The latest changes further saw Mrs Adeboyin Oladokun, formerly a member of the Oyo State Housing Corporation, redeployed as Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Diaspora Matters.
Similarly, Abiodun Oluwaseun, who previously served as Senior Special Assistant on Project Delivery, has been appointed Chairman of the Oyo State Project Performance Monitoring Agency.
Oluwaseun takes over from Engr. Muftau Salawu, who is the Deputy Governorship Candidate of the Allied People’s Movement.
Also, Ajao Ibrahim Akinsanmi, a former member of the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State board, has been appointed to the board of the Oyo State Housing Corporation.
The appointments were contained in letters issued by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi.
Makinde congratulated the new appointees and urged them to demonstrate loyalty, commitment and dedication in the discharge of their responsibilities to the people of Oyo State.
