Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, yesterday swore-in seven new commissioners and a deputy Chief of Staff, charging the new appointees to efficiently utilise resources in their care towards ensuring the realisation of the ISEYA mantra of the present administration in the state.
At the swearing in ceremony held at Abeokuta, he also charged the new appointees to always be conscious of the fact that the responsibility of taking the state to an unprecedented height now rest on their shoulders.
The governor noted that the new appointees should also efficiently integrate their visions into the present administration’s approaches to governance and focus on the pillars of ISEYA, adding that their various actions should help the state to blossom.
“Both the old and the new members of the state executive council should ensure that the resources of the state put in their care are efficiently utilised, you should always be conscious of the fact that the responsibility of taking our dear state to an unprecedented height now rests squarely on your shoulder.
“You must understand the fact that you are henceforth accountable to the people, you must remain connected to them as worthy ambassadors of our administration’s policy of inclusiveness, fairness, accountability, transparency, equity, Justice and obedience to the rule of law.
He, however, thanked the Ogun State House of Assembly for the comprehensive background check and timely approval of the nominees.
Responding on behalf of the new appointees, Mrs. Adeyinka Ilori-Oduntan, while acknowledging the governor for the opportunity to serve the people of the state, affirmed their commitment towards the success of the present administration in the state.
The new commissioners sworn in were Oludotun Taiwo ( Forestry); Ganiyu Hamzat (Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs); Mrs. Motunrayo Adeleye -Oladapo ( Culture and Tourism); Mr. Oladimeji Oresanya ( Environment); Mrs. Olufemi Ilori Oduntan (Special Duties and Inter -Governmental Affairs); Hon. Abayomi Hunye ( Community Development and Cooperatives) and Mr. Jamiu Odetoogun (Rural Development), while the former Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dr Oluwatoyin Taiwo is the new Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor.
