Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has re-appointed Prof. Habibat Adubiaro as Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Oyeniyi Adebayo as Chief of Staff and Olayinka Oyebode as Chief Press Secretary (CPS).
The appointments adopted the governor’s inauguration for a second time period in workplace on Friday.
The appointments take fast impact, in line with a press release issued on October 16, 2026, by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Olayinka Oyebode.
Adubiaro, a professor of chemistry, holds a bachelor’s diploma in Chemistry from the University of Ibadan and grasp’s and doctoral levels from the University of Ado-Ekiti, now Ekiti State University. She joined the Federal University Oye-Ekiti in February 2013 and was promoted to professor, with the promotion introduced in January 2025, efficient from October 1, 2022.
She beforehand served as Special Adviser on Women Affairs to the Ekiti State Governor between 2003 and 2004 earlier than Oyebanji appointed her SSG on October 16, 2022.
Adebayo, who hails from Usi-Ekiti in Ido/Osi Local Government Area, is a former banker and monetary administration skilled. He holds levels in Forest Resources Management and Agricultural Economics from the University of Ibadan and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, United States. He has additionally attended govt programmes at Harvard Business School, INSEAD and the Kellogg School of Management.
He labored with a number of monetary establishments, together with Wema Bank, United Bank for Africa, First City Monument Bank and the defunct Enterprise Bank, the place he served as Executive Director.
He joined the Oyebanji administration in November 2022 as Special Adviser on Budget, Economic Planning and Performance Management and have become commissioner in August 2023. He was appointed Chief of Staff on December 31, 2024, efficient January 2, 2025.
Oyebode, a journalist and media skilled, holds a level in English and Literary Studies and a grasp’s diploma in Peace and Security Studies from Ekiti State University.
He started his journalism profession with Post Express in 1996 and later labored with The Punch and The Nation newspapers, rising to develop into Assistant Editor (Politics).
He joined the Ekiti State Government in December 2010 as Special Assistant on Media and have become Chief Press Secretary in June 2011. He subsequently served as Special Adviser on Media to the Minister of Mines and Steel Development between 2015 and 2018 earlier than returning to Ekiti State as CPS in October 2018.
Oyebanji re-appointed him CPS on October 16, 2022, and moreover appointed him Special Adviser on Media and Strategy in 2023.
The governor congratulated the appointees and urged them to make use of their expertise and experience to enhance service supply and promote the event of Ekiti State.
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