JUST IN: Ondo Appoints First Female SSG

Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board, Princess Catherine Oludunni Odu, has been appointed Secretary to the Ondo State Government.

Princess Odu is the first female to be appointed SSG since the State was created.

A statement by Chief Press Secretary to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, Richard Olatunde, said Princess Odu has served in many capacities.

It said Princess Odu had served as Federal Commissioner, Public Complaints Commission and at different times, former Commissioner for Women Affairs and Education respectively.

The statement said the appointment was in recognition of her proven integrity and outstanding record of performance in previous assignments.

Other appointments approved by Governor Akeredolu, according to the statement, include the appointment of immediate-past Ondo Head Service, Mr. Dare Aragbaiye, as Special Adviser on Union Matters and Special Duties, Mrs. Olubunmi Adedipe Ademosu, Special Adviser, Public and Intergovernmental Relations, Hon. Babatunde Gabriel Kolawole, Special Adviser, Rural and Community Development and Mr. Summy Smart Francis as Special Adviser on Entrepreneurship Development..

The appointees are to be sworn in by the Governor on Monday, March 22, 2021.