Osun State governor, Gboyega Oyetola has inaugurated his cabinet, almost 12 months after he was sworn-in as the governor.
Oyetola, who was sworn-in as the governor on Nov. 27, 2018, appointed Mrs Funke Egbemode, the President Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), as Commissioner for Information during the inauguration in Osogbo.
In his remarks during the inauguration, Gov Gboyega begged the cabinet members to ignore anything that will tarnish the image of his government and the state.
He said his government does not tolerate corruption and opacity, and he will not waste any time to punish any official found wanting of public misconduct.
His words, “As heads of ministries, you are our delivery channel. I charge you to harness the available human and material resources to fulfil our bond to the people.”
Speaking on behalf of the newly-inaugurated cabinet members, Egbemode praised the governor for the trust he has in them to serve the state.
His said, “We will not disappoint you. We will put in our very best to support the administration and uplift the standard of living of the people of the state.”
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Adegboyega Oyetola (born September 29, 1954) is a Nigerian politician and Governor of Osun State. He contested the Osun State gubernatorial candidate on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the September 22, 2018 gubernatorial election and he won. On March 23, 2019 Tribunal declared him to have not been legally returned and orders INEC to issue certificates of return to Senator Adeleke of the PDP which is expected to be contested at the Court of Appeal Prior to his winning the election, he was the Chief of Staff to Rauf Aregbesola, his predecessor.
Adegboyega Oyetola was born in Iragbiji, Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State on September 29, 1954. He started his secondary education at Ifeoluwa Grammar School, Osogbo and graduated in 1972.
Oyetola proceeded to the University of Lagos and graduated with a Bachelor of Science honours degree in Insurance in 1978. He proceeded for his mandatory one year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Potiskum, the capital city of present-day Yobe State, where he lectured at the Staff Training Centre between 1978 and 1979. He obtained his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Lagos in 1990.
In 1980, Oyetola joined Leadway assurance company Limited as an area manager and worked there till 1987 when he moved on to join Crusader Insurance Company Limited as Underwriting Manager between 1987 and 1990. In 1990, he joined Alliance and General Insurance as Technical Controller and served in that capacity until 1991 when he left the organisation to start his own company, Silvertrust Insurance Brokers Limited. He was Managing Director since its founding until 2011 when he was appointed as Chief of Staff to the Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola.
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