Oyebanji sacks Ekiti commissioners, special advisers

Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has announced the dissolution of the State Executive Council with immediate effect.

The affected Commissioners and Special Advisers are to hand over to the Permanent Secretary or the most senior civil servant in their respective MDAs.

The Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Habibat Adubiaro, made this known in a statement made available to The Star on Monday, August 11, 2025.

Adubiaro quoted Oyebanji as appreciating the affected members of the State Executive Council and wishing them success in their future endeavours.

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Adubiaro noted that the dissolution does not affect the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice.

Also not affected by the dissolution are the Commissioner for Health and Human Services; Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security; Commissioner for Education; Commissioner for Works; Commissioner for Trade, Investment, Industry and Cooperatives; Special Adviser, Special Education and Social Inclusion; and Special Adviser Lands, Survey and e-GIS.

Also, all Directors General who are members of the State Executive Council are to retain their positions. These include the Director General Office of Transformation and Service Delivery (OTSD); Director General SDGs and Project Monitoring; and Director General Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP).

The Star