Julieta Buna
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state on Wednesday sworn in newly confirmed 16 Commissioners.
According to The PUNCH, the Governor also officially swore in the new Secretary to the Government of the State, Prof Kudirat Adeyemo as well as the former Acting Head of Service, Olubunmi Oni MNi into substantive position as Head of Service, Oyo state.
Performing the swearing-in at the Executive Chambers, Governor’s Office in Ibadan, the state capital, Makinde, who also swore in the 13 newly promoted Permanent Secretaries and the newly appointed Accountant General of the state, Kikelomo Adegoke expressed confidence in their capacity to bring their wealth of professional experiences to bear on governance.
The governor disclosed that it was the first time the state recorded a cabinet well represented from all the 14 Federal constituencies in the state, urging the new cabinet members to see their appointments as a call to service and not for personal aggrandisement.
Makinde, after administering the oath of office and allegiance to the new appointees at the Executive chamber of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat Ibadan on Wednesday, July 26 expressed confidence in their selection and capacity to bring their wealth of professional experiences to bear on governance.
The governor while disclosing that it was the first time the state recorded a state cabinet well represented from all 14 federal constituencies in the state also tasked the new cabinet members to see their appointments as a call to service urging them to shun personal interests for the common good of the state.
While highlighting some of the key achievements of his first term administration and the support of his then state executive council towards the actualization of his accelerated development agender under Omititun 1.0, Makinde urged his returning and new Commissioners to redouble their efforts saying there was more work ahead to be done.
He also disclosed that contrary to the impression that second term administration was mostly easy due to relaxed expectations in another term of office, Makinde noted that his Government was poised to leave a legacy of good governance while tasking the new state cabinet members on inter-ministry cooperation and synergy for efficient performance while stressing the need for cohesion in government.
