Governor, Kayode Fayemi, Tuesday approved the appointment of Mr. Ayodeji Ajayi as the new state Head of Service following the recommendation of the Civil Service Transformation Strategy Committee after a rigorous selection process.
Ajayi, who is Permanent Secretary Ministry of
Education, Science and Technology, is to take over from the Acting Head of Service, Mrs. Peju Babafemi.
The new Head of Service is to be sworn-in on Wednesday, said a statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Olayinka Oyebode.
Meanwhile, the governor has lauded Babafemi for her diligence and professionalism which helped in stabilising the government in its early days, even as she proceeds on an overseas programme as a Senior Research Fellow at the African Leadership Centre, School of Global Affairs, King’s College, London in the United Kingdom.
During the programme, Babafemi would undertake study visits to the Royal Institute of Public Administration(RIPA), Royal Institute of International Affairs, (Chatham House), Houses of Parliament, Cabinet Office in Whitehall, Westminster Foundation, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, among others.
The Civil Service Transformation Strategy Committee is an advisory body of experienced technocrats under the chairmanship of Prof. Ladipo Adamolekun.
Other members of the committee are Dr. Goke Adegoroye, Prof. Modupe Adelabu, Mr. Philip Amujo and Alhaji Afolabi Ogunlayi.
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