Oyebanji receives board appointment committee report, promises prompt implementation

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By Bolanle Lawal
Ado-Ekiti, June 20, 2024 (NAN) Gov. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti, on Thursday, received the report of the committee set up to recommend names for appointment into various boards, parastatals and commissions in the state.
The governor said the appointment committee was aimed at ensuring a merit-based, transparent and inclusive appointment system that would allow for party supremacy.
Oyebanji explained that the setting up of the committee was in fulfillment of his campaign promise to return the party to the leaders.
He said that the committee’s recommendations were rooted in the best practice to foster greater public service trust in government and enhance effectiveness and transparency of board appointments across the state.
While expressing appreciation to the committee members for their diligence in ensuring that the most qualified individuals were appointed to serve, Oyebanji assured that his administration would promptly implement the recommendations.
“Let me start on the note of appreciation for our leaders for the tedious job.
“It is a very tough assignment and I must thank you for accepting to serve our people and to also reiterate my belief in party supremacy.
“What has happened today is a confirmation of my belief in what I told party members when I was running that I would return the party to the leaders.
“I have strong belief that the names here came from our leaders from respective wards and local governments,” he said.
Earlier in his remarks, Special Adviser to the Governor on Political Matters, Chief Jide Awe, said that the committee consulted with relevant stakeholders across the 177 wards in the state to ensure fair representation and inclusive governance.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Awe stood in for the committee chairman and former Deputy Governor of the state, Prof Modupe Adelabu.
He said that the committee screened and recommended names of suitable candidates for appointment into boards and commissions, based on merit and competence.
The special adviser stated that it also reflected gender balance and people living with disabilities as well as religious and local peculiarities.
Other members of the committee present at the occasion included: Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mr Adeoye Aribasoye; Chairman of Local Service Commission, Elder Alaba Bejide and the acting Chairman of APC in the state, Mr Sola Elesin. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)
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Edited by ‘Wale Sadeeq