Oyetola Nominates Funke Egbemode, Femi Akande, 33 Others As Cabinet Members

Posted on September 24, 2019

The President of Nigeria Guild of Editors, Mrs. Funke Egbemode, topped the list of 35 nominees for the positions of commissioners and special advisers submitted by Osun State Governor, Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola, to the State Assembly on Tuesday.

The Speaker of Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Timothy Owoeye, read the list during plenary on Tuesday.

Owoeye said all 35 nominees are to submit their CVs not later than Friday while screening starts on September 30.

Egbemode, an indigene of Ijabe, a town in Odo Otin Local Government Area of Osun State, is the current Managing Director of New Telegraph Newspapers.

Also on the list were Mr. Femi Akande, son of the former interim National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande; Mr. Remi Omowaiye, the incumbent Supervisor for Works and Mr. Nathaniel Agunbiade, who represented Oriade/Obokun Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives between 2011 and 2015.

Mr. Yemi Lawal, running mate of Senator Iyiola Omisore, the 2018 governorship Candidate of SDP in Osun and Taiwo Akeju, the spokesperson of the SDP also made the list.

The list comes ten months after Oyetola was sworn in as Governor on November 27, 2018.

See full list below:

Adebisi Obawale Simeon

Ibitoye Felix Adeniran

Oladepo Solagbade Atanda

Ajisefini Abiodun

Mumini Adekunle Raifu

Ogunfolaju Olusola

Oladimeji Samson

Agunbiade Nathaniel

Olaonipekun Henry

Oladoyin Olayinka