Following the resignation of honourable Segun Ogunwuyi as the Oyo State chief of staff, the State Governor, Engr .Seyi Makinde has approved the appointment of Bashorun Akinwale Akinwole, popularly known as Wolekanle, as the new Chief of Staff.
The appointment marks a change in the governor’s administrative team as the state government moves to fill the vacant office.
Akinwole, a grassroots politician, previously served as Chairman of the Oyo State Local Government Service Commission. His appointment was announced in a letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Musibau Babatunde, on Monday, October 12, 2026.
In a related development, governor also Makinde appointed his Special Adviser on General Intervention and Donor Agencies, Mrs Aderonke Adedayo, as Director-General of the Due Process Office.
Adedayo is expected to retain her existing position while assuming responsibility for the new office.
Both appointments take immediate effect.