Oyo State Governor, Engr ‘Seyi Makinde has appointed 45 new Permanent Secretaries, and three Executive Secretaries into relevant sectors of the state civil service.
Commissioner for Information and Orientation in the state, Prince Dotun Oyelade, who disclosed this on Friday, said the appointments were contained in a document signed by the Head of Service, Mrs. Olubunmi Oni.
Oyelade said out of the 45 new permanent secretaries, 16 were deployed into the mainstream; 6 were appointed Inspectors General of Education while 6 permanent secretaries were named for the health sector.
Also, 7 permanent secretaries were named for the local government, 1 new permanent Secretary/Clerk of the House of Assembly, a newly appointed Surveyor General and 9 appointed Tutors General.
According to the Commissioner, “This new set of appointments is unique and a clear break from the norm where the mainstream civil servants enjoy the virtual monopoly of being appointed as permanent secretaries.
“This time, Governor Makinde has approved for Local Governments to have more permanent secretaries than the usual token in time past.
“As a matter of fact, seven new Permanent Secretaries have now been approved in the Local Government sector”, he added.
The Commissioner noted that the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) would now have zonal executive secretaries.
Similarly, he said the health sector would have permanent secretaries to head their zones instead of the usual heads of hospitals.
The commissioner recalled that over 23,000 government workers have been recruited and over ₦143 billion would be paid yearly to government workers from this month which makes Oyo a frontline State in the welfare of workers throughout the Federation.