Retired perm sec, academics, ex-lawmakers on Makinde’s commissioner - nominee list

The Speaker of Oyo State House of Assembly, Adebo Ogundoyin released the names of wouldbe- commissioners with four former lawmakers, academics and one retired permanent secretary making the list.

On the list read on the floor are a former speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Kehinde Ayoola; Ojemuyiwa Ojekunle, Adeniyi Farinto and Funmilayo Orisadeyi, the only female from Ibarapaland

Others are former council chairman, Wasiu Olatubosun, Seun Asamu, who is the 32-year-old lawyer son of Senator Monsurat Sunmonu; Director General of Seyi Makinde Campaign Organisation, Bayo Lawal; Daud Shangodoyin, who headed the Omituntun Initiative in Diaspora, Oyelowo Oyewo, Adeniyi Olabode Adebisi.

Also included are Muyiwa Jacob Ojekunle, Lasunkanmi Ojeleye, Bashir Abiodun Bello and Akinola Ojo as well as former governor Rashidi Ladoja’s personal lawyer, Biodun Abdulraheem.

The submission of the list coming close to two months after Makinde was inaugurated has not been easy especially dealing with nomination as it relates to coalition parties.

The African Democratic Congress ( ADC); Zenith Labour Party (ZLP); Social Democratic Party ( SDP) and others had endorsed Makinde of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), against Adebayo Adelabu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

It was gathered that some of the earlier listed names, particularly from the coalition parties, were replaced principally as a result of the clash in local government of origin/federal constituency of origin or power play within the coalition.

But some of the earlier listed individuals who were later dropped from the list sent to the lawmaker may be given other appointments.