Akeredolu appoints first female SSG

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has approved the appointment of Princess Catherine Oludunni Odu as the Secretary to the State Government.

Princess Odu, a legal practitioner, was the Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) before her new appointment.

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She holds degrees in Law, Sociology and Industrial Sociology from the University of Lagos, University of Benin and the University of Calabar respectively.

Princess Odu has served in many capacities at both the State and Federal levels.

She was the Federal Commissioner, Public Complaints Commission and at different times, former Commissioner for Women Affairs and Education respectively.

Her appointment, according to a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Olabode Richard, is in recognition of her proven integrity and outstanding record of performance in her previous assignments.

Similarly, Governor Akeredolu has approved the appointment of the immediate-past Head of the State Public Service, Mr Dare Aragbaiye, as Special Adviser on Union Matters and Special Duties.

Other appointments approved by the Governor include 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 – Special Adviser on Entrepreneurship Development

The appointments take immediate effect.

The appointees will be sworn in by the Governor on Monday, March 22, 2021, at the Cocoa Conference Hall, Governor’s office Alagbaka, Akure at 1 pm.