Osun state governor, Ademola Adeleke, has submitted the list of nominees for commissioners and special advisers to the Speaker of the State House of Assembly after eight months in office.
This revelation was made by the spokesperson to the governor, Olawale Rasheed, while addressing journalists in Osogbo on Tuesday.
Rasheed confirmed that the list would be read to the legislators during the plenary session when they resume their recess early next week.
The legislators had gone on recess after their inauguration to prepare lawmakers for legislative business and for the logistics of house operations to be firmed up for the newly inaugurated Assembly.
The list of nominees for Governor Adeleke’s cabinet positions was delayed, with many political minders concluding that the governor deliberately withheld sending the list to the outgone Assembly, which had an All Progressives Congress (APC) as the majority.
The delay has generated some tension among the different interest groups within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.
“His Excellency has finalized the commissioners’ list and submitted same to the State Assembly. The House is resuming next week, and expectedly, the House Speaker will disclose the names to his colleagues to commence screening of nominees,” Rasheed said.
“The Governor and the state leadership have done the needful, and the public should expect the list to be made public sooner than later.
“The delay was clearly due to many factors, namely the protracted litigation on the outcome of the governorship election and the general elections covering the state Assembly, National Assembly and the presidential elections.
“The good thing is that the long wait is over. The long-awaited commissioners’ list is here,” he added.
