By Segun Giwa
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has appointed Dr. Taiwo Fasoranti as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG).
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Fasoranti is the son of Pa Reuben Fasoranti, leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere.
The appointment was announced in a statement issued on Monday in Akure by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Ebenezer Adeniyan.
Aiyedatiwa, who was inaugurated earlier in the day as Ondo State’s 7th elected governor, has moved swiftly to form his cabinet.
Until his appointment, Fasoranti, an indigene of Akure South Local Government, served as Chairman of the Ondo State Hospitals Management Board.
In addition to the new SSG, Aiyedatiwa reappointed Dr. Kayode Ajulo as Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, and Mrs. Omowunmi Isaac as Commissioner for Finance.
The governor also approved the appointment of four Special Advisers: Engr. Johnson Alabi, as Special Adviser on Power; Seun Osamaye, Special Adviser on Women Affairs, Mr. Bola Taiwo, Special Adviser on Union Matters and Special Duties and Prof. Simidele Odimayo as Special Adviser on Health.
Additionally, the governor elevated Engr. Abiola Olawoye, previously Senior Special Assistant on Infrastructure, Lands, and Housing, to Special Adviser in the same portfolio.
