Ekiti gov dissolves boards, drops political appointees
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has dissolved state boards, commissions, and parastatals, and terminated the appointments of political aides. Read More:…
Aggregated · originally by Punch
27 Sept 2026, 23:08 WAT · 3 min read
The mass dissolution follows Governor Biodun Oyebanji's re-election in the June 20 governorship poll and comes ahead of his inauguration for a second term on October 16. Such shake-ups are a routine part of Nigerian gubernatorial transitions, allowing an incoming (or returning) administration to reconstitute its cabinet, boards, and parastatals with a fresh slate of appointees rather than automatically retaining those from the first term.
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