Oyo, Ebonyi governors reshuffle cabinets; Gombe governor submits nominees

Governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State have initiated cabinet reshuffles and announced new appointments in their respective states.

In Oyo State, Olabode Ladipo has been nominated as commissioner for General Administration. Governor Makinde also appointed Ifeoluwa Akande as the Chairman of the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport Upgrade Committee. Other appointments include Isola Adekunle as Executive Adviser for Intra-Party Affairs and Oladejo Oladokun as a Part-Time member of the Local Government Service Commission. These appointments are effective July 1.

Additionally, Makinde reappointed members of the governing council of the Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa, led by its chairman, Prof Kazeem Adebiyi. The council members were appointed to serve out the term of the former chairman, who passed away last year.

Ebonyi State saw the swearing-in of two new commissioners, Omari Omaka and Sylvester Nwenu Nwite, along with Felix Njoku as Special Assistant to the Governor on Youth Mobilisation. Following a state executive council meeting, Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Ikeuwa Omebeh, briefed journalists on the reshuffling. Omaka is now Commissioner for Tertiary Education, and Nwite heads the Ministry of Environment.

Several other commissioners were redeployed: Chidiebere Onyia moved to Youth and Sports Development, Ajuka Nwogo to Skill Acquisition, Richard Idike to Capital City and Urban Development, Sunday Inyima to Project Monitoring, Ngozi Obichukwu to Special Projects, Magnus Nka to Solid Mineral Development, Victor Chukwu to Water Resources, and Okwu Udu to Market Development.