Gov Oyebanji dissolves executive council
Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has dissolved the State Executive Council, including all commissioners and other political appointees who served during his first term. This is coming ahead of the governor’s…
The dissolution of a state executive council is a routine but significant political ritual in Nigeria, typically carried out by governors at the end of a term or ahead of an inauguration for a new one. It effectively ends the tenure of serving commissioners, aides and other political appointees, paving the way for the governor to reconstitute his cabinet — either by reappointing loyalists or bringing in fresh faces — once he is sworn in for a new term. Such shake-ups are often read as signals of a governor's priorities and political alliances heading into a second term.
In Ekiti State, Governor Biodun Oyebanji's move comes as he prepares for his second-term inauguration, following his re-election. Both Daily Trust and Tribune Online confirm the council, including all commissioners and political appointees from his first term, has been dissolved, with Tribune Online tying the timing explicitly to the upcoming swearing-in. Neither report yet details who may be reappointed or dropped, nor the exact date set for inauguration or the formation of a new cabinet — details likely to emerge as Oyebanji finalises his second-term team.