Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has appointed 10 Special Advisers as part of efforts to strengthen his administration and improve governance and service delivery.

The appointments, which include two new appointees and eight officials who served in the immediate past administration, followed the approval of the State House of Assembly for the governor to appoint the advisers.

The newly appointed Special Advisers are Prof. James Olaleye for e-GIS, Lands and Survey; Mr James Folorunso for the Bureau of Public Procurement; Dr John Moyo Ekundayo for the Office of Transformation, Strategy and Delivery; and Mr Bunmi Talabi for the Bureau of Special Projects.

Others are Mr Olayinka Oyebode as Chief Press Secretary and Special Adviser on Media; Princess Adetoun Agboola for Special Education and Social Inclusion; Dr Gbenga Oyewole for Development Planning and Budget; Mr Kayode Adaramodu for Economic Affairs and Private Sector Development; Mr Ebenezer Boluwade for Agriculture and Food Security; and Prof. Akeem Azeez for Special Duties.

Meanwhile, the Ekiti State House of Assembly has confirmed the appointments of three Commissioners-designate forwarded by the governor.

They are Mr Dayo Apata (SAN) as Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Akintunde Oyebode as Commissioner for Finance, and Dr Oyebanji Filani as Commissioner for Health and Human Services.

The swearing-in ceremony for the 10 Special Advisers and three Commissioners is scheduled for Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at the Osuntokun Pavilion, Government House, Ado-Ekiti, by 2:00 p.m.

The appointments were announced in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Olayinka Oyebode, on Monday, November 2, 2026.