Appointment Of Women Into Government Positions

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has sworn-in Mrs Olubamiwo Adeosun as the Secretary to the Government (SSG). Adeosun is the first female SSG in the state.

Adeosun’s appointment was announced in a press statement signed by Mr. Taiwo Adisa, Chief Press Secretary to the governor, last week.

The statement quoted the Governor as saying 

“we are proud to attract Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun, a talented technocrat at Shell Petroleum Development Company to support me to drive our transformation agenda in order to realise the vision of embedding prosperity in Oyo State.”

The new Oyo SSG is a full member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management, Nigeria and a Chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development, United Kingdom.

She has also held various Lead HR Roles with specialisation in areas such as Business partnering, Talent Management, and Employee Relations.

Governor Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday swore-in another set of five Permanent Secretaries in the Civil Service of Oyo State, taking to 19 the number of Permanent Secretaries appointed since he assumed office in May 2019.

The Governor, who called on the new permanent secretaries to see their appointments as a call to service, maintained that the appointments were based on merit and qualification. 

Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony held at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, urged the new permanent secretaries not to relent in their efforts to take the civil service to a greater level.

The new permanent secretaries sworn-in by the Governor were: Atere Aminat Bamidele, Ministry of Education;  Adeyanju Olusoji Alaruru, Hospital Management Board;  Fasina Adenike Ayobami, Ministry of Finance; Segun Ajekiigbe, Ministry of Energy and M Grace Olabisi Oderinde, Teaching Service Commission.