* Biodun Oyebanji
The Pathfinder
Monday August 11, 2025
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Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has announced the dissolution of the State Executive Council with immediate effect.
Oyebanji, in a statement made available to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti, late Sunday evening by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Habibat Adubiaro, directed the affected Commissioners and Special Advisers to hand over to the Permanent Secretary or the most senior civil servants in their MDAs.
Governor Oyebanji thanked the affected members of the State Executive Council and wishes them success in their future endeavours.
According to the SSG, the dissolution does not affect the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice.
Also not affected by the dissolution are the Commissioner for Health and Human Services; Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security; Commissioner for Education; Commissioner for Works; Commissioner for Trade, Investment, Industry and Cooperatives; Special Adviser, Special Education and Social Inclusion; and Special Adviser Lands, Survey and e-GIS.
Also, all Directors General who are members of the State Executive Council are to retain their positions.
These are the Director General Office of Transformation and Service Delivery (OTSD); Director General SDGs and Project Monitoring; and Director General Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP)
The reasons behind this decision were not explicitly stated, but it might be linked to the upcoming gubernatorial primaries scheduled for October, 2025.
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