Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has appointed 10 Special Advisers as part of efforts to strengthen his administration and enhance effective governance and service delivery in the state.
The appointments comprise two new appointees and eight officials who served in the immediate past administration.
The development followed the approval of the Ekiti State House of Assembly for the governor to appoint 10 Special Advisers.
Those appointed according to Chief Press Secretary to Governor Oyebanji, Mr Olayinka Oyebode, include Prof. James Olaleye as Special Adviser on e-GIS, Lands and Survey; Mr James Folorunso as Special Adviser on Bureau of Public Procurement; Dr John Moyo Ekundayo as Special Adviser, Office of Transformation, Strategy and Delivery; and Mr Bunmi Talabi as Special Adviser, Bureau of Special Projects.
Others are Mr Olayinka Oyebode as Chief Press Secretary and Special Adviser on Media; Princess Adetoun Agboola as Special Adviser on Special Education and Social Inclusion; Dr Gbenga Oyewole as Special Adviser on Development Planning and Budget; and Mr Kayode Adaramodu as Special Adviser on Economic Affairs and Private Sector Development.
The list also includes Mr Ebenezer Boluwade as Special Adviser on Agriculture and Food Security and Prof. Akeem Azeez as Special Adviser on Special Duties.
Meanwhile, the State House of Assembly has confirmed the appointments of three Commissioners-designate forwarded by the governor.
The confirmed nominees are Mr Dayo Apata (SAN) as Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice; Mr Akintunde Oyebode as Commissioner for Finance; and Dr Oyebanji Filani as Commissioner for Health and Human Services.
The swearing-in ceremony for the newly appointed Special Advisers and the three Commissioners-designate is scheduled to hold on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at the Osuntokun Pavilion, Government House, Ado-Ekiti, by 2:00 p.m.
The appointments are expected to strengthen the administration’s executive team as Governor Oyebanji begins his second term in office.
