Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has approved the appointment of forty-five new Permanent Secretaries and three Executive Secretaries into relevant sectors of the state.
This is contained in a statement by the state Head of Service, Mrs Olubunmi Oni, in Ibadan.
According to the statement the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, says the new set of appointments was unique.
The statement explains that the development was a clear break from the norm where the mainstream civil servants enjoyed the virtual monopoly of being appointed as Permanent Secretaries.
“This time, Gov. 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 adds.
According to the statement, the Commissioner stresses that the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) will now have zonal Executive Secretaries.
“Similarly, the health sector will have Permanent Secretaries to head their zones instead of the usual Heads of Hospitals.”
The statement adds that over 23,000 government workers had been recruited and over N143 billion will be paid yearly to the workers from this January.(NAN)
