Governor Amosun appoints new Chief of Staff, Head of Service
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state has appointed a new Chief of Staff and Head of Service, Premium Times reports.
In a press statement made available to newsmen on Thursday evening, January 5, it was gathered that Amosun appointed Tolu Odebiyi as his Chief of Staff, while Abayomi Sobande was appointed as Head of Service.
The statement signed by Secretary to the State Government, Adeoluwa Taiwo, said appointment of the duo was with immediate effect.
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Amosun’s new Chef of Staff Tolu Odebiyi, 54, was a member of the State Judicial Service Commission and Transition Committee on Housing where he served amongst other notable members to develop a blue print for mass housing delivery in 2012 and 2003 respectively.
He has over 25 years international and domestic Real Estate experience.
Odebiyi holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Building Construction and Engineering Technology from the Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston Massachusetts.
Until his present appointment, he was a managing partner at Travant Real Estate and Boutique Estate firm.
On the other hand, Sobande’s appointment as Head of Services follows the retirement of the former Head of Service, Abraham Adeyemi, who bowed out of service on Wednesday.
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The new Head of Service holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Sociology from the University of Ibadan in 1982.
Sobande joined the State Civil Service in 1985 as an Assistant Secretary (Recruitment & Training) after a stint as a Teacher between 1983 and 1985.
He rose through the ranks and was appointed a Permanent Secretary in October, 2012.
The 56-year-old, who hails from Ewekoro local government area of the state, was until his latest elevation the permanent secretary at the ministry of local government and chieftaincy affairs.
The new appointees, will be sworn-in on January 9 by the state governor at the Executive Council Chambers, Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan at 9am.
Amosun's appointments comes weeks after Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state appointed Alhaji Muhammad Bashir Saidu as his Chief of Staff.
Saidu takes over from Hadiza Bala-Usman, who previously held the position before her appointment as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).
Source: Legit.ng
