Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has appointed the trio of Hon. Temitope Ezekiel Oladimeji, Dr Morohunkola Thomas and Hon. Ayansiju Lawal as Director-General, Abuja and Lagos Liaison Office and Special Advisers, respectively.
While Oladimeji was appointed as DG of the Abuja and Lagos Liaison Office, Thomas, a former Commissioner across different ministries in the state, was designated as Special Adviser on Socio-Economic Matters.
Lawal, the immediate past Commissioner for Establishment and Training, was appointed as Special Adviser on Establishment and Training.
Oladimeji served as the Deputy Director-General, Oyo Central for the Governor Seyi Makinde Campaign Council in 2022/2023.
The newly-appointed Special Adviser on Socio-economic Matters, Thomas, is a lawyer and has variously served as Commissioner for Education, Information, Youth and Sports, among others, in the state.
The appointments are contained in a letter by the Secretary to State Government, Professor Olanike Adeyemo.
Governor Makinde charged the new appointees to see their appointments as a call to service and to discharge their duties with dedication and loyalty to the state.
The appointments, the letter indicated, are with immediate effect, it was stated in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Sulaimon Olanrewaju.