Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has reappointed the Executive Chairman of the Ekiti State Internal Revenue Service, Olaniran Olatona, for another four-year term.

The reappointment takes effect from November 1, 2026, while a formal request for the confirmation of Olatona’s appointment will be forwarded to the Ekiti State House of Assembly by the governor this week.

Olatona, a Chartered Accountant and Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, hails from Okemesi-Ekiti.

He was first appointed chairman of the state’s Internal Revenue Service in November 2022.

According to the state government, the agency has recorded more than 60 per cent growth in Internally Generated Revenue under his leadership, strengthening the government’s capacity to finance public services and implement its development agenda.

In a related development, Oyebanji has appointed a former Commissioner for Finance in the state, Ishola Akingbade, as Chairman of the Ekiti State Security Trust Fund.Akingbade’s appointment takes immediate effect.

The appointee is a financial management expert, seasoned administrator and tax professional. He is a Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria.

He also holds a Master of Business Administration degree in Financial Management and hails from Ilukuno-Ekiti in Ijero Local Government Area of the state.

The appointments were announced in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Olayinka Oyebode, on Sunday, November 1, 2026.