Governor Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has sworn-in Dr. Lawal Olohungbebe and Dr. Maryam Nnafatima Imam as Commissioners in the State Executive Council.
During the Swearing- in Ceremony at Government House, Ilorin, Governor Abdulrazaq asked them to be team players and to key into the administration’s efforts to build on its achievements across sectors.
The Governor said the new commissioners got a deserving elevation from their previous roles as Senior Special Assistants.
According to him, in leadership, and especially in public service, the strength of any administration lies in the power of teamwork.
The Governor urged them to be mindful of the mission to collaborate, combining the strengths and ideas to leave Kwara far better than they met it.
Governor Abdulrazaq congratulated them and wished them God’s guidance in the service of the state
Their inauguration meant a tweak in the cabinet portfolios as Olohungbebe got assigned into the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, while Nnafatima is named the Commissioner for Social Development.
Also, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo Kawu has moved to the Ministry of Tertiary Education, while Dr. Mary Arinde is to lead the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development.
Similarly, Lafia Aliyu Kora Sabi is the Commissioner for the newly created Transportation Ministry, as Olohuntoyosi Thomas Adebayo, formerly of the Agriculture and Rural Development, is now assigned the new Ministry of Livestock Development.
Olohuntoyosi is replaced by Dr. Afeez Abolore, whose Solid Minerals is now to be led by Abosede Olaitan Buraimoh, who was in charge of the Social Development.
