By Ernest Nwokolo, Abeokuta
The Ogun State Executive Council, at its first sitting, approved the revocation of the appointments of 75 minor chiefs, who were elevated to coronet obas by Governor Ibikunle Amosun few days to the expiration of his tenure.
The revocation is sequel to the report of the Oba Kehinde Olugbenle-led Chieftaincy Review Committee which had earlier been submitted to the government.
The report faulted the process of the chiefs’ elevation, citing non – adherence to the laid down procedure as part of the reasons the elevation should be reviewed.
Addressing reporters in Abeokuta, the state capital, after the State Council meeting at the Executive Council Chambers, Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, the State Commissioner for Industry, Trade and Investment, Kikelomo Longe, said the revocation was in consonance with the Legal Notice Number Three of 2019.
”The Council approved the revocation of the appointments of 75 minor chiefs as coronet obas in Legal notice number three of 2019″, she said.
On another note, Longe disclosed, that, a new Ministry of Transportation saddled with the responsibility of handling road, rail, air and sea transport systems has been created in the state.
She also revealed that three new agencies under the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development namely, Ogun State Planning and Development Permit Authority, Ogun State Building Production Management Authority and Ogun State Slum Regeneration Authority have also been created.
She informed of the council’s decision to rename two ministries; the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, she said, would now be known as Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment and the Ministry of Urban and Physical Planning, has been renamed the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development.
”The Council also approved the constitution of the Ogun State Tenders Board in line with the administration’s commitment to ensure qualitative and focused governance,” she added.
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