The Governor Of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has notified the State
House of Assembly of the restructuring of the state’s machinery of
government reducing the state’s ministries to 12 in the process.
It has also announced the creation of a new ministry while merging some existing ones.
In a letter of notification forwarded to the Speaker of the House, Rt.
Hon. Najeem Folasayo Salaam, Governor Aregbesola stated that while there
will be 12 ministries, 9 agencies and bureaus will be under his office
for direct supervision.
The Governor stated in his letter which was dated January 21 that the
decision to restructure was arrived at after a reappraisal of the
machinery of government.
The letter titled: “Notification of the Restructuring of Some Existing
Ministries and Creation of a New Ministry in the State of Osun”
The 12 ministries listed in the letter to the House of Assembly are:
Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security, and Youths Engagement; Ministry
of Industries, Commerce, Cooperatives and Empowerment, Ministry of
Economic Planning, Budget and Development, Ministry of Education,
Science and Technology, Ministry of Environment, Sanitation and Physical
Planning, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health.
Others are; .Ministry of Information, Home Affairs, Tourism and Culture,
Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy, Water
Resources, and Community Affairs, Ministry of Women, Children, and
Social Affairs and Ministry of Works and Transport
The letter also listed nine agencies and bureaus that will be operating
directly under the office of the Governor. The agencies are: Office of
Regional Integration, State of Osun Sports Council, Department of Social
and Grassroots, Mobilization and Guidance, Office of Policy
Coordination, Osun Job Centre, Bureau of Lands, Pilgrims Welfare Board
(Christian Wing), Pilgrims Welfare Board (Muslim Wing) and Office of
Forestry, Natural and Mineral Resources
The governor while urging the Speaker to communicate the development to
members of the House, also explained that the decision was taken to
reduce the cost of governance as well as enhance service delivery.
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