Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state and Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo state have joined their Lagos state counterpart, Babjide Sanwo-Oilu in making first appointments barely 24 hours after their inauguration.
Seyi Makinde at the Oyo state governor’s office, Secretariat, Ibadan announced the appointment of Chief Luqman Oyebisi Ilaka as his Chief of Staff.
Ilaka hails from Oyo Town in Oyo East Local government and was the senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the February 23, 2019 National Assembly election which was won by Sen. Teslim Folarin.
His Imo state counterpart, Emeka Ihedioha, has appointed Steve Osuji and Chibuike Onyeukwu as his Special Adviser (Media) and Chief Press Secretary (CPS) respectively.
Onyeukwu, who made this known in a press release yesterday, stated that the appointments were with immediate effect.
While Osuji, a senior journalist who served former Governor Ikedi Ohakim on similar capacity, is presently a member of Editorial Board of The Nation newspapers, Onyeukwu has been a long-time media aide to the new governor.
The statement reads: “Apparently living up to his promise at the inauguration ground earlier in the day to hit the ground running, Imo State governor, Emeka Ihedioha, has appointed two media aides, Steve Osuji as the Special Adviser (Media) while Mr. Chibuike Onyeukwu is the CPS.”
Samson Oyedeyi
