Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has dissolved the State Executive Council with immediate effect.
According to a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Habibat Adubiaro, on Sunday, the affected Commissioners and Special Advisers are to hand over to the Permanent Secretaries or the most senior civil servants in their respective Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs).
Governor Oyebanji expressed appreciation to the outgoing officials for their service and wished them success in their future endeavours.
The statement, however, clarified that the dissolution does not affect the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, as well as the Commissioners for Health and Human Services; Agriculture and Food Security; Education; Works; and Trade, Investment, Industry, and Cooperatives.
Also exempted are the Special Adviser on Special Education and Social Inclusion, and the Special Adviser on Lands, Survey, and e-GIS.
Directors-General who are members of the State Executive Council will also retain their positions. They include the Director-General, Office of Transformation and Service Delivery (OTSD); Director-General, SDGs and Project Monitoring; and Director-General, Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP).
