Oyetola Swears-In, Charges Board Members On Competency

The Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has charged the newly appointed chairmen and members of non-statutory boards and parastatals to hit the ground running concerning their service to the state.

The governor also charged the new appointees to serve with the fear of God and put in their best service anchored on the values of truth, honesty, transparency, incorruptibility and inclusiveness.

Governor Oyetola who made this known on Monday at the swearing-in of the chairmen and members of the various boards noted that the appointments would go a long way to effect drastic changes in the various institutions and organisations to which they have been appointed to serve.

While describing the appointments as a necessity to further impact positively the lives of the citizenry, he noted that the institutions and organisations that the new appointees were expected to head remained the critical engine rooms through which government delivers important social services available to the people. 

He added that the appointment of the new hands was also to complement the government's efforts towards equitable delivery of quality and qualitative services and democratic dividends to the citizens across the sectors of the economy.

Speaking on behalf of the appointees, Board Chairman, Osun State College of Education, Ilesa, Kunle Odeyemi, commended the Osun State Government for finding them worthy of service in various capacities.

Odeyemi pledged that he and his fellow appointees would not disappoint in their assignments as they were resolute to justify the purpose for which they were appointed to serve the people of the state.

He also assured of efficient and effective service delivery.

Among those inaugurated were, former Health Minister, Professor Isaac Adewole (UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital Board); former Osun Deputy Speaker, Akintunde Adegboye (College of Science and Technology, Esa Oke), lawyer and former gubernatorial aspirant in the state, Saka Layonu, SAN, (Osun Polytechnic, Iree) and another former Deputy Speaker, Taiwo Sunmonu (Teaching Service Board).