•Ige, Akere, Ilori others dropped.
FORMER Commissioners for Housing, Physical Planning and Urban Renewal, Health, and her counterpart in the Ministry of Information and Strategy, Arch. Muyiwa Ige, Dr. (Mrs) Adetope Ilori, Akintunde Sunday Akere did not find room in the new list of commissioners and Special Advisers that were submitted to the state House of Assembly by Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State as members of his cabinet for their approval last week, Mega Icon Magazine can authoritatively report.
Others are Wale Bolorunduro (Finance) and Wale Afolabi, (Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice) respectively.
The list sent by the governor reportedly has fresh trusted lieutenants, while sizeable number of former cabinet members were also retained, highly impeccable source disclosed.
Former cabinet members in the new list are Dr Ajibola Basiru (Special Duties and Regional Integration) with his PhD in law is tipped to get the Attorney General’s post, while Dr. Rafiu Isamotu (former Special Adviser on Health) has an excellent chance to man the Ministry of Health.
Oyebola Ilori (former Special Adviser on Environment), Adebiyi Odunlade (former Special Adviser on Youths, Sports & Special Needs) , Jaiyeoba Alagbada (Commissioner for Cooperatives, Commerce& lndustries), Folake Adegboyega (Commissioner for Women Affairs and Community Development) also made the list.
Similarly, our further checks revealed that the envelope and letter marked “OSUN STATE GOVERNMENT CABINET LIST NOMINEES (COMMISSIONERS/SPECIAL ADVISERS)”, submitted on Wednesday to the Speaker, Hon. Najeem Salaam, by Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola, Chief of Staff to the governor contained the following new names : Kazeem Adio (Former SSG under Olagunsoye Oyinlola), Elder Adelowo Akande Adebiyi (former state chairman, defunct ACN), Olayanju Binuyo, Olatope Adejumo, Engr. Remi Omowaiye, Deacon Bade Olayiwola Adelani (veteran journalist and former NUJ chairman in Ekiti State), Olugbenga Akano, (Assistant Chief of Staff), Adejare Adebisi , another ( Assistants Chief of Staff), Adekunle Ige, Bola Oyebamiji (General Manager, Osun State Investment Corporation), Idowu Akeem korede, Pastor Taiwo Oluga, Engr Kazeem Salami, Adebisi Odewumi, and Obaluwaji Ajilore.
Our source confirmed that the Osun State House of Assembly is likely to make the announcement next week.
By Idowu Ayodele.
