Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has submitted the names of 12 commissioner nominees to the state House of Assembly for confirmation.
The list was made public on Friday through a statement issued in Akure by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Ebenezer Adeniyan.
According to the statement, the nomination of the commissioner-designates was formally conveyed in a letter addressed to the Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Olamide Oladiji, on Thursday.
“In exercise of the power conferred on me by Section 192 (1&2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), I wish to forward to your esteemed office the following commissioner nominees for your kind consideration and confirmation of the House of Assembly,” the governor was quoted as saying.
The statement added: “I shall be most obliged to the honourable House for your expeditious action on this request in the overall interest of our dear state.
“Please accept, as always, my highest regards for your esteemed self and other distinguished Members of the House.”
The nominees include: Prof. Igbekele Ajibefun, Engr. Ayorinde Olawoye, Mr. Ayodele Akande, Engr. Alabi Johnson, Alhaji Amidu Takuro, Mr. Adewale Akinlosotu, Mr. Idowu Ajanaku, and Mrs. Oluwaseun Osamaye.
Others on the list are: Dr. Tob Loko, Mr. Olaolu Akindolire, Hon. Sunday Olajide, and Mr. Omoyofunmi Henry.
Governor Aiyedatiwa, who was elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), assumed office on February 24, 2025, following his victory at the polls two months earlier.
