The Oyo State House of Assembly has given approval to the request of Governor Seyi Makinde to appoint 20 Special Advisers.
The governor made the request via a letter forwarded to the House of Assembly and read at the plenary on Tuesday.
The letter read in part ”I wish to bring to the attention of the House that since the assumption of this administration, I have made only few appointments. However, there is a need to get other appointees on board to assist the Executive Arm in the implementation of its policies.
”It is as a result of this that I seek the legislatures kind approval to appoint twenty Special Advisers to occupy strategic portfolios. It is pertinent to inform your Honor that my request is in line with Section 196 Subsection 1 and 2 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.”
The lawmakers in their contributions agreed with the tone of the letter and supported the request of the Governor to appoint the Special Advisers.
In their contributions to the debate, the Majority Leader, Hon Sanjo Adedoyin and Hon Olusola Owolabi, Ibadan North East 2 said it was imperative to grant the request to enable more able hands to join Governor Seyi Makinde in his quest to deliver on his election campaign promises.
The Speaker, Hon Adebo Ogundoyin said the approval was granted to give Omituntun 2.0 a stronger footing.
