Oyo state governor Seyi Makinde on Friday disclosed that the next few weeks would be exciting for governance in the state as his full cabinet will be in place in the next two weeks,
The governor, who stated this in his official newsletter, stressed that names of other commissioner-nominees for the state would be sent to the House of Assembly for screening, having sent the first batch of commissioners to the Assembly
Makinde said in the next few weeks, some commissioners would have been sworn in, while the appointments of executive advisers, executive assistants, special advisers and special assistants would also have been made.
“For me, having sent the first batch of commissioner nominees to the Oyo state House of Assembly, I know I now have just about two weeks to send the names of the rest of the nominees and have my cabinet in place. This promise will be kept just as all other promises we have made to the good people of Oyo state,” he said.
He stressed that his administration would focus on tourism as one of the key sectors that will drive the state’s economy, and that the state government would decouple the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism as part of efforts to enhance the optimal performance of the existing ministries.
Makinde said further that the Ministry of Information “will now be headed by one commissioner, while another commissioner will head the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, bringing the number of ministries in the state to 18 as against the 17 that existed during his first tenure.”
“We will be decoupling the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism. So, we will have the Ministry of Information headed by one commissioner, while another will head the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
“This means that under Omituntun 2.0, Oyo state will have 18 and not 17 commissioners. Some may think that we should be reducing rather than increasing the number of ministries, departments and agencies at this time in order to reduce the cost of governance. But, after due consideration, we believe that the benefits of these adjustments far outweigh the costs, and Oyo state will be the better for it.”
