President Nigeria Guild of Editors and editor-in-chief of Daily Telegraph, Mrs. Funke Egbemode is among the 35 nominees for commissionership and speci
President Nigeria Guild of Editors and editor-in-chief of Daily Telegraph, Mrs. Funke Egbemode is among the 35 nominees for commissionership and special adviser positions in Osun State. Also on the list are: Femi Akande, son of the former Interim National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Adebisi Akande; Mr Remi Omowaiye, Supervisor for Works and Mr. Nathaniel Agunbiade, who represented Oriade/Obokun Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives between 2011 and 2015. 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 state house of assembly speaker, Timothy Owoeye said the nominees include six immediate past commissioners and Special Advisers, saying they are expected to submit 25 copies of their Curriculum Vitae to the house not later than Friday, Sept. 27. He said screening would begin on Monday, Sept. 30, while the roaster would be out before Friday. He said the submission of the list had laid to rest rumours that the speaker had before now received the list of the nominees.
The list of commissioners/special advisers include: Alhaji Bola Oyebamiji, ex-Commissioner for Finance, Engr Oluremi Omowaiye, ex- Commissioner for Innovation, Science and Technology
Prof Lekan Yinusa, ex-Commissioner for Budget Dr. Obawale Adebisi, Mr Adejare Adebisi, Barrister Femi Akande, Mr Rasaki Adeosun, Mr Sola Oladepo, Funke Egbemode, Oladimeji Samson, Engr Felix Adeniran Ibitoye, the National Vice Chairman of the Nigeria Society of Engineers, Mr Yemi Lawal (Senator Omisore’s running mate.)
Others are; Mrs Olusola Ogunfolaju, an ex- lawmaker, Hon. Folorunso Oladoyin – Bamisayemi, Dr Bode Olanipekun, the son of the Akirun of Ikirun, Mr Kehinde Olawale, Mr Adebayo Adeleke, ex- House of Representative member, Hon. Nathaniel Agunbiade, Mr Tadese Raheem, Mr Taiwo Akeju
Dayo Adewole, son of former Health Minister, Prof Isaac Adewole, Oladepo Solagbade Atanda
Ajisefini Abiodun, Mumini Adekunle Raifu, Olamiju Olasiji, Rafiu Isamotu, Omowaiye Oluremi
Jamiu Olawumi, Olawale Babatunde Olumide, Olaniyan Hussein Toke, Adeosun Adegboyega Rasaq
Badmus Olalekan Rahmon, Giwa Lateefat, Idiat Babalola, Kolajo Aderemi, Kareem Ismail Akande
Oyegbile Rufus, Olaboopo Olubukola and Bakare Akande.
Meanwhile, Ayodele Aminu has been named Funke Egbemode’ successor. Prior to Aminu’s appointment, he was the Deputy Managing Director of the company as well as former Editor, Business. He had also worked for THISDAY and The Nation before pitching his journalism tent with the New Telegraph. Well experienced in finance, capital market, industry, energy et al, he is also widely connected and respected in his terrain.
