By Adedapo Adesanya
Mr Akintunde Oyebode has been sworn in as the new Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development in Ekiti State on Monday as part of Governor Kayode Fayemi’s cabinet reshuffling.
The Ekiti State Government had made plans to infuse new energy into the cabinet for effective delivery of campaign promises to the people.
Until his new role, Mr Oyebode, who was sworn-in at a ceremony held at the State House on Monday, was the Special Adviser, Investment, Trade and Innovation to Governor Kayode Fayemi. He had been in the position since March 2019.
He was confirmed for the new position alongside Mr Oyebanji Filani, former Ekiti Labour Party Chairman, Mr Akin Omole; former Works Commissioner, Mr Oladiran Adesua; Mrs Olabimpe Aderiye, Mrs Maryam Ogunlade; Mr Olabode Adetoyi and Mrs Iyabo Fakunle-Okhieme.
Last week, the Ekiti State House of Assembly had confirmed Mr Oyebode alongside 13 other persons for the role of commissioner and special advisers.
The Assembly at its plenary presided over by the Speaker, Mrs Funminiyi Afuye, also approved the governor’s request for the confirmation of Mr Femi Akinwumi for the Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board and Mr Febisola Adewale as a commissioner in Ekiti Local Government Service Commission.
The state government said, “The incoming commissioners, special advisers and board members will further help the administration in the interpretation of the policies and principles. They will help to further execute the projects of the administration which are based on the five pillars.”
Mr Oyebode is a trained economist, who served as the executive secretary of the Lagos State Empowerment Trust Fund (LSETF), a fund established to provide financial support to residents of Lagos State for job, wealth creation and to tackle unemployment before his prior appointment to Special Adviser.
Prior to that, he had worked as a Research Assistant at the Lagos Business School for two years. He then went on to spend over a decade in various banking roles with First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and Stanbic IBTC Bank.
