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The Ekiti State Executive Council (informally, the Cabinet of Ekiti State) is the highest formal governmental body of Ekiti State, Nigeria. It is headed by the Governor of Ekiti State. It consists of the Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Secretary to the State Government, Chief of Staff, Commissioners who preside over ministerial departments, and the Governor's special aides. [1]
The Executive Council exists to advise and direct the Governor. Their appointment as members of the Executive Council gives them the authority to execute power over their fields.
The current Executive Council [2] is serving under the Biodun Oyebanji administration.
| Office | Incumbent |
|---|---|
| Governor | Biodun Oyebanji [3] |
| Deputy Governor | Monisade Afuye [4] |
| Secretary to the State Government | Dr. Habibat ADUBIARO |
| Chief of Staff | |
| Head of Service | Bamidele AGBEDE |
| Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice | Dayo APATA, SAN |
| Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security | |
| Commissioner for Arts, Culture & Tourism | |
| Commissioner for Budget & Economic Planning | |
| Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology | |
| Commissioner for Environment & Natural Resources | |
| Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development | Akintunde OYEBODE |
| Commissioner for Health & Human Services | Dr. Oyebanji FILANI |
| Commissioner for Information & Values Orientation | |
| Commissioner for Infrastructural and Public Utilities | |
| Commissioner for Investment, Trade & Industries | |
| Commissioner for Lands, Housing & Urban Development | |
| Commissioner for Local Government & Community Development | |
| Commissioner for Special Duties & Regional Integration | |
| Commissioner for Works & Transportation | |
| Commissioner for Youth & Sports Development | |
| Special Adviser for Investment, Trade and Industry | Tayo ADEOLA |
| Special Adviser and Director General of the Bureau of Public Procurement | Egghead ODEWALE |
| Special Adviser for Agriculture and Food Security | Ebenezer BOLUWADE |
| Special Adviser for Governance, Reforms and Innovations | Oluwaseun FAKUADE |
| Special Adviser and Director General for Lands and Urban Development | |
| Special Adviser for Infrastructure and Public Utilities | Prof. Mobolaji ALUKO |
| Special Adviser for Budget, Economic Planning and Performance | Niyi ADEBAYO |
| Special Adviser and Director General of the Bureau of Special Projects | Tope OGUNLEYE |
| Special Adviser and Director General of the Office of Transformation, Strategy & Delivery | |
| Special Adviser for Political Matters | Chief Olajide AWE |
| Special Adviser for Development Partnerships/SDGs | |
| Special Adviser for Media and Strategy/Chief Press Secretary | Yinka OYEBODE |
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