Oyebanji Dissolves Ekiti Cabinet, Retains Key Members

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has officially dissolved the State Executive Council with immediate effect.

The affected commissioners and special advisers have been instructed to hand over their duties to the permanent secretaries or the most senior civil servants in their respective ministries, departments, and agencies.

A statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Habibat Adubiaro, conveyed the governor’s gratitude to the outgoing officials for their dedicated service and wished them success in their future endeavors.

However, the dissolution does not affect several key officials who will continue in their roles.

These include the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice; the Commissioners for Health and Human Services, Agriculture and Food Security, Education, Works, and Trade, Investment, Industry, and Cooperatives.

Additionally, the Special Advisers on Special Education and Social Inclusion, and on Lands, Survey, and e-GIS will remain in office.

Moreover, statutory members of the council holding director-general positions will also retain their appointments.

This group comprises the Director-General of the Office of Transformation and Service Delivery (OTSD), the Director-General of SDGs and Project Monitoring, and the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP).