{"id":465939,"date":"2011-07-22T03:43:09","date_gmt":"2011-07-22T03:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/22\/amosun-swears-in-17-commissioners%e2%80%a6-soyinka-ogunde-abiola%e2%80%99s-children-in\/"},"modified":"2011-07-22T03:43:09","modified_gmt":"2011-07-22T03:43:09","slug":"amosun-swears-in-17-commissioners-soyinka-ogunde-abiolas-children-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/22\/amosun-swears-in-17-commissioners-soyinka-ogunde-abiolas-children-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Amosun swears in 17 commissioners\u2026 Soyinka, Ogunde, Abiola\u2019s children in"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Kolade Larewaju<\/p>\n

ABEOKUTA- GOVERNOR Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State\u00a0 yesterday swore in 17 commissioners and\u00a0 13 Special Advisers,urging them to\u00a0 hit the ground running.<\/p>\n

Among those sworn in were the children of Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka and\u00a0 late Hubert Ogunde while late Moshood Abiola\u2019s\u00a0 daughter Hafsat was sworn in as a Special Adviser.\u00a0\u00a0
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The governor in his address at June 12 Cultural Centre ,Kuto, Abeokuta,\u00a0 asked to be forgiven by anybody who felt left out in the appointments, saying, he had before him too many qualified people from who he chose\u00a0 the few.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 The commissioners, who took their oath of office were also assigned portfolios including\u00a0 Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu (Information and Strategy); Mr. Daniel Adejobi (Housing); Mr. Adebayo Fari(Environment); Dr. Lanre Tejuoso (Special Duties); Hon. Falilu Adebisi Sabitu (Forestry); Mr. Bimbo Ashiru (Commerce and Industry); Mrs.<\/p>\n

Oluwande Muoyo (Budget and Planning); Mrs. Elizabeth Sonubi (Women Affairs and Social Development); Mr. Muyiwa Oladipo (Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs); and Chief Olu Odeyemi (Culture and Tourism).<\/p>\n

Others are Mr. Olamilekan Adegbite (Works and Infrastructure); Mr. Segun Odubela (Education); Mr. Gbenga Otenuga (Youths and Sports); Mr. Ayo Olubori (Agriculture); Chief Samuel Durojaiye Aiyedogbon (Community Development and Cooperative); Mr. Wemimo Ogunde, SAN, (Attorney General and Justice); Mrs. Kemi Adeosun (Finance); and Dr. Olaokun Soyinka (Health).<\/p>\n

\u00a0Sworn-in as Special Advisers to Governor Amosun were Mr. Wale Ogunyomade, Ogundele, Mrs. Hafsat Abiola-Costello and others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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