Abiodun promises to release list of commissioners, aides before Christmas

Blast-minute changes, the long-awaited list of would-be commissioners, special advisers, board members and members of statutory bodies in Ogun State would be released before Christmas. Non-appointment of commissioners and aides has become a source of worry to some residents of the state.

While some believe that Governor Dapo Abiodun has always been meticulous, even with his private business, others believe it is the court case instituted against him by the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) that was holding the appointments.

APM told The Guardian that the court case instituted against the governor by its governorship candidate, Mr. Adekunle Akinlade, was responsible for nonappointment of cabinet members.

According to the opposition party, the governor is waiting for the judgement of the Supreme Court before making any substantial appointment.

Abiodun, at a luncheon organised for stakeholders in Abeokuta on Tuesday evening, said that before Christmas, all speculations on the list would be put rest. His words: “We will continue to be open to objective criticism, because it keeps us on our toes. However, objective criticisms will not deter us from being deliberate, focused and purposeful.”

But a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Kunle Adesina, described the release of the list as “a befitting Christmas present that would make (Ogun) politicians’ Christmas joyful.”

The governor had enthused that he was unmindful of their anxiety, adding that he wanted “to make the Christmas merry for the people most of who are in a hurry to see the list of political appointees.”

He promised to do the needful and release the list in earnest.

Insisting that focus had been on “doing everything possible to ensure that things were properly done”, he stated that the foundation of his vision had already been put in place and “the building process has begun.”