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).”
Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who was sworn in on October 16, 2022, is seeking to return to office in next year’s election.
Credit: aljazeera.com
