Ondo State governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has appointed Dr Taiwo Fasoranti as the Secretary to the State Government, SSG.
Taiwo is the son of Pa Reuben Fasoranti, the leader of pan Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere.
The appointment was contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Ebenezer Adeniyan, yesterday in Akure.
Aiyedatiwa was inaugurated yesterday as the seventh elected governor.
Until his appointment as SSG, Fasoranti, who hails from Akure South Local Government, was the Chairman of Ondo State Hospitals Management Board.
The governor also reappointed Dr Kayode Ajulo as Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, and Mrs Omowunmi Isaac as Commissioner for Finance.
Aiyedatiwa also approved the appointment of four Special Advisers; Engr Johnson Alabi on Power; Seun Osamaye on Women Affairs; Mr Bola Taiwo on Union Matters and Special Duties; and Professor Simidele Odimayo on Health.
The governor said the Senior Special Assistant on Infrastructure, Lands and Housing, Engr Abiola Olawoye, had been elevated to the position of Special Adviser on Infrastructure, Lands and Housing.
Aiyedatiwa urged the appointees “to hit the ground running by providing effective and efficient services to the people of Ondo State.”
He said all appointments are with immediate effect. (NAN)
