Osun state governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has appointed the immediate past Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, and nine others as chairmen of various boards of government agencies and parastatals.

In a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ismail Omipidan, he stated that the appointments take immediate effect.

The statement also includes the names of the appointees which are Adewole appointed as board chairman of Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Kunle Odeyemi as board chairman, Osun state College of Education, Ilesa; former Deputy Speaker of Osun House of Assembly, Akintunde Adegboye, as chairman, College of Technology, Esa Oke; Saka Layonu as chairman, Osun State Polytechnic, Iree; and former Deputy Speaker, Osun House of Assembly, Taiwo Sunmonu, as chairman of Teaching Service Board.

Others are Abiodun Awolola as chairman, House of Assembly Service Commission; George Adedeji as chairman, Local Government Service Commission; Femi Osunro as chairman, Civil Service Commission; George Owolabi as chairman, College of Education, Ila; and Bisi Odewumi as chairman, School of Health Technology, Ilesa.

The governor further stated that “The governor noted that the appointments, which take immediate effect, were informed by the strong need to provide the necessary governance and oversight structure for government agencies and parastatals, just as he noted that the remaining boards’ appointments would be made soon.”