Osun: Full List Emerges As Adeleke Appoints 25 Commissioners, 25 Special Advisers

• A list of 25 commissioner-nominees has been forwarded to the Osun House of Assembly for screening and confirmation by Governor Ademola Adeleke
• The Assembly confirmed the development on Friday, July 7, during a plenary session led by Adewale Egbedun, the speaker
• Egbedun said he received a letter from the governor for the confirmation of the nominees in line with the 1999 Nigerian Constitution (amended)

The Osun state House of Assembly on Friday, July 7, confirmed the list of 25 commissioner-nominees forwarded to the House for screening and confirmation by Governor Ademola Adeleke.

Announcing the names during the plenary session, Adewale Egbedun, the Assembly speaker, confirmed the development through a letter he received from Governor Adeleke.

Osun Governor Adeleke appoints 25 commissioners and 25 special advisers

He noted further that the confirmation of the nominees would be done in line with sections 192 (2) and 196(1) of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution as amended, Premium Times reported.

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Egbedun said 25 names for the position of commissioners, and another request for the appointment of 25 special advisers were received from the governor, The Nation report added.

Names of Adeleke’s commissioner-nominees

The speaker added that the 25 commissioner-nominees include;

1. Oladosu Babatunde,
2. Bayo Ogunbamgbe,
3. Sesan Oyedele,
4. Kolapo Alimi,
5. Soji Adeigbe,
6. Moshood Olagunju,
7. George Alabi and
8. Sunday Oroniyi.
9. Abiodun Ojo,
10. Bashir Salami,
11. Moruf Ayofe,
12. Sola Ogungbile,
13. Bunmi Jenyo,
14. Ayo Awolowo,
15. Wole Bada,
16. Dipo Eluwole,
17. Rasheed Aderibigbe,
18. Moruf Adeleke,
19. Adeyemo Ademola,
20. Olabiyi Odunlade,
21. Jola Akintola,
22. Mayowa Adejorin,
23. Adenike Adeleke,
24. Tola Fasheru and
25. Gani Ola-Oluwa

From the list above, Governor Adeleke appointed his biological daughter as a commissioner in Osun state, and also a family member, Adenike Adeleke and Moruf Adeleke.

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Meanwhile, Egbedun said the nominees are to provide 35 copies of their Curriculum Vitae (CV) to the Clerk of the House between Friday, July 7 and Tuesday, July 11, Leadership report added.

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Governor Ademola Adeleke called for calm following a controversial scene at the praying ground in Osogbo Eid Praying Ground on Wednesday, June 28.

According to the report, the event made the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governor leave Eid and not observe the Eid-El-Adha prayers with the Muslim congregation.

Some videos had gone viral on social media showing commotion at the Eid praying ground. However, many of the videos did not clearly explain what happened at the venue.

Jubilation as Adeleke issues fresh Executive Order over Aregbesola

In another development, Governor Ademola Adeleke issued another executive order to protect Rauf Aregbesola, the former governor of the state and former minister of the interior.

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The executive order would be the 7th of its kind that Governor Adeleke would issue since he was sworn in as governor in November, 2022.

Recall that Aregbesola once alleged that his predecessor, Gboyega Oyetola, put machinery in place to ensure he stayed away from Osun.

Source: Legit.ng