•Osun Assembly congratulates new appointees
Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has appointed Mr Abdulrasak Salinsile as his new Chief of Staff.
A statement yesterday in Osogbo, the state capital, by the governor’s media aide, Mr Sola Fasure, said the appointment was approved during the State Executive Council (Exco) meeting, adding that that the new Chief of Staff was sworn in immediately.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Salinsile replaced Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, who is the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for September 22 governorship election in the state.
Fasure said the Exco also approved the appointment of Mr Tunde Adedeji as the Chairman of Local Government Service Commission (LGSC).
Adedeji is to replace Mr Peter Babalola, who resigned his appointment on August 23.
Babalola, who was one of the 17 aspirants that contested the APC primary, defected to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on August 24.
Also, the Osun State House of Assembly has congratulated Alhaji Rasaq Salinsile on his appointment as the Chief of Staff to Governor Rauf Aregbesola and Elder Tunde Adedeji as the Chairman of Local Government Service Commission.
Salinsile was the state Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as well as a member of the House of Assembly between 2007 and 2011 where he chaired the House Committee on Health.
A statement in Osogbo, the state capital, by the Chairman of the House Committee on Information and Strategies, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, said the duo merit the appointments.
The Assembly, which described the appointees as committed politicians with wealth of experiences, expressed the confidence that they will add value to governance.
It urged them to give their best in their latest capacities to ensure a smooth landing for the outgoing Aregbesola’s administration.