Four ex-cabinet members and 14 others have been listed as commissioner-nominees by Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State.
The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, who read the names to the House during Monday’s plenary, said Gov AbdulRazaq complied with sections 14 (14) and 192 (125) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The ex-commissioners who made the list include Saadat Modibbo-Kawu (Ilorin South), Senior Suleiman (Ilorin West), Olaitan Buraimo (Oyun), and Aliyu Sabi (Baruten).
The Speaker directed all the nominees to submit 35 copies of their curriculum vitae to the office of the clerk before the close of work on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, for the screening the next day.
The House also approved the governor’s request for the appointment of 10 special advisers.
Below is the full list of the commissioner-nominees:
1. Abdulganiyu AbdulAzeez – Asa
2. Hon Aliyu Kora Sabi – Baruteen
3. Sheu Ndanusa Usman – Edu
4. Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi – Ekiti
5. Dr Segun Ogunsola – Ifelodun
6. Abdulquawiy Olododo – Ilorin East
7. Sa’adatu Modibbo-Kawu – Ilorin South
8. Senior Ibrahim Suleiman – Ilorin West
9. Hauwa Nuru – Ilorin West
10. Damilola Yusuf – Isin
11. Oloruntoyosi Thomas – Isin
12. Bola Olukoju – Irepodun
13. Hon. Abubakar Abdullahi Bata – Kaiama
14. Bello John Olanrewaju – Moro
15. Dr Amina El-Imam – Offa
16. Dr Mary Arinde – Oke-Ero
17. Olaitan Buraimoh – Oyun
18. Usman Yunusa – Patigi
