Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of 45 Permanent Secretaries and three Executive Secretaries in the state.
This was disclosed in a statement shared with PUNCH by the state Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade.
The appointments, announced in a document signed by the Head of Service, Mrs. Olubunmi Oni, include significant changes across various sectors. Sixteen Permanent Secretaries have been deployed into the mainstream civil service, while six new Inspectors General of Education, six Permanent Secretaries in the health sector, and seven Permanent Secretaries in the local government sector have also been appointed.
Additionally, one new Permanent Secretary has been appointed as Clerk of the House of Assembly, a new Surveyor General has been appointed, and nine new Tutors General have been named.
The statement said, “This new set of appointments is unique and a clear break from the norm where the mainstream civil servants enjoy the virtual monopoly of being appointed as permanent secretaries.
“This time, Governor Makinde has approved for local governments to have more permanent secretaries than the usual token in time past.
“As a matter of fact, seven new permanent secretaries have now been approved in the local government sector.”
The Commissioner noted that the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) will now have zonal Executive Secretaries.
Similarly, according to Oyelade, the health sector will have permanent secretaries to head their zones instead of the usual Heads of Hospitals.
The Commissioner recalled that over 23,000 government workers had been recruited and over ₦143 billion would be paid yearly to government workers from January, which he noted, makes Oyo a frontline state in the welfare of workers throughout the federation.
