Monday, August 11, 2025 - Ahead of the June 20, 2026 governorship election in Ekiti State, Governor Biodun Oyebanji has dissolved the State Executive Council with immediate effect.
In a statement late Sunday, the Secretary to the State
Government, Habibat Adubiaro, said all the governor’s appointees were affected
by the dissolution.
The affected commissioners and special advisers are to hand
over to the permanent secretary or the most senior civil servant in their
respective ministries, departments and agencies, Adubiaro said.
Adubiaro said, “Governor Oyebanji thanks the affected
members of the State Executive Council and wishes them success in their future
endeavours.
“However, the dissolution does not affect the State Attorney
General and Commissioner for Justice. Also not affected by the dissolution are
the Commissioner for Health and Human Services; Commissioner for Agriculture
and Food Security; Commissioner for Education; Commissioner for Works;
Commissioner for Trade, Investment, Industry and Cooperatives; Special Adviser,
Special Education and Social Inclusion; and Special Adviser Lands, Survey and
e-GIS.
“Also, all Directors General who are members of the State
Executive Council are to retain their positions. These are the Director General
Office of Transformation and Service Delivery (OTSD); Director General SDGs and
Project Monitoring; and Director General Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP).”
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