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Ajimobi appoints 12 new commissioners
 
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Tue, 5 Nov 2013   ||   Nigeria,
 

Oyo State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi on Tuesday sent list of 12 nominees to the state House of Assembly for confirmation as Commissioners.

The nominees include five of the dropped commissioners in the last cabinet dissolution and they were Barrister  Adebayo Ojo,  Mr. Dapo Lam -Adesina, Princess Adetutu Adeyemi Akhigbe , Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin and Mr.  Zacheus Adelabu.

 

The new nominees are Professor S.O Olaniyan, Princess Olufunke Oworu, Prince Gbade Lana, Mr.Faruk Umar Alao, Mr. Adewale Lawrence Olujide, Mr. Abiodun Fatai Atanda and Mr. Deji Akande.

 

The Speaker of the House, Honourable Monsurat Sunmonu  read the list of the nominees while reading the message from the executive  at the  plenary sitting. She assured  that the lawmakers would peruse the credentials of the nominees,stating that there would be no ‘bow and go’.

 

According to her, the nominees are ordered to appear before the House  for screening today (Wednesday) by 10:00am, adding that they are expected  to come along with 40 copies of their credentials.

 

Also, the House has approved tenure extension of six months for the 33 Transition Committee Chairmen in the 33 Local government Areas of the state.

The extension followed a request sent to the House  by Governor  Ajimobi as  the tenure of the 33 appointed council chairmen would have expired tomorrow.

 

 

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