Executive Council of Ekiti State

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]

Functions

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.

Current cabinet

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	Oyeniyi ADEBAYO
Head of Service	Dr. Folake OLOMOJOBI
Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice	Dayo APATA, SAN
Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security	Ebenezer BOLUWADE
Commissioner for Arts, Culture & Tourism	Prof. Ojo BAKARE
Commissioner for Budget & Economic Planning	Femi AJAYI
Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology	Dr. Kofoworola ADERIYE
Commissioner for Environment & Natural Resources	Chief Tosin ALUKO
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	Omotayo ADEOLA
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
Special Adviser and Director General of the Bureau of Public Procurement
Special Adviser for Agriculture and Food Security
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
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

References

1. "Ekiti Assembly confirms 14 commissioners, special advisers". 2020-08-26. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
2. "Executive Council – Ekiti State Website".
3. "Office of the Governor – Ekiti State Website".
4. "Office of the Deputy Governor – Ekiti State Website".