Seyi Makinde Appoints Oyedepo and Others to Advisory Council

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde appointed Ezekiel Oyedepo, Abu Salami, and Lydia Bankole as members of the state Advisory Council, which is chaired by legal practitioner Chief Bolaji Ayorinde. The announcement was made in Ibadan by the governor’s Special Adviser on Media, Sulaimon Olarenwaju, on September 18, 2026.

In addition to the Advisory Council appointments, Makinde approved Adekunle Bankole as Chairman of the Oyo State Hospitals Management Board. The governor also implemented changes in various government positions: Adeboyin Oladokun transitioned from the Oyo State Housing Corporation to become Senior Special Assistant on Diaspora Matters in the governor’s office.

Abiodun Oluwaseun was appointed Chairman of the Oyo State Project Performance Monitoring Agency, succeeding Muftau Salawu, who is now the Deputy Governorship Candidate of the Allied People’s Movement. Ajao Ibrahim Akinsanmi was appointed to the Oyo State Housing Corporation board.

All appointments took effect on September 18, 2026.