During the Tuesday plenary session, the commissioner-nominees of the state governor, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, were confirmed by the Ondo State House of Assembly.
Six commissioner nominees’ names were forwarded by Aiyedatiwa to the Assembly last week for verification and screening.
Barrister Akinwumi Sowore, Mr. Olukayode Ajulo, Pastor Emmanuel Igbasan, Mrs. Omowumi Isaac, Mr. Oseni Oyeniyi, and Engr. Razaq Obe are among the nominees. Only Omowumi Isaac, though, was not cleared by the Assembly out of the six.
It was learned that the House Selection Committee, which had screened the candidates at the Assembly complex, had submitted and reviewed a report prior to their confirmation. The committee’s chairman is Mr. Olamide Oladiji, the Speaker of the House.
Tuesday’s plenary session saw the reading of a letter from the governor to the House regarding the nominees’ consideration by House Clerk Mr. Jaiyeola Benjamin.
The report’s submitter, Mr. Abayomi Akinruntan, the Deputy Speaker of the House, suggested that the nominations of the candidates be confirmed since they had undergone adequate screening.
The motion to consider the report and confirm the nominees was made by Mr. Oluwole Ogunmolasuyi, the Majority Leader of the House, and was seconded by Felix Afe, a representative of Akoko North West 2.
The Speaker, who voted in favor of confirmation, commended the Commissioners, encouraged them to work hard, and promised the House would support the executive branch so that the public could benefit from greater democracy.
“She is unavoidably absent and she would be screened later,” Oladiji stated in reference to Isaac, the sixth nominee, who has not yet been confirmed.
Speaking for the other commissioners-designate, Emmanuel Igbasan thanked Aiyedatiwa for considering them deserving of the role and promised to uphold the trust placed in them.
