Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has chosen a new Auditor-General candidate for the state.
Balogun Akorede was chosen by Abiodun to take over as Auditor-General of the State from S. B. Olubanjo, who retired in June.
BROOMHOME says that the governor sent a letter to the State House of Assembly asking for Akorede’s appointment to the job to be confirmed.
During Tuesday’s plenary, the Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo, took note of Abiodun’s letter telling the Assembly to vote on Akorede’s nomination.
So, the nominee was asked to come to a screening with the lawmakers on Thursday, September 22.
In part of Abiodun’s letter, it says,
“I’m writing to tell Mr. Speaker and all members of the Honourable House that Mr. S.B. Olubanjo, who used to be Auditor-General for the State, is required by law to leave his job on June 17, 2022.
“As a result of this, the Building Our Future Together Agenda of this Administration requires that another Auditor General be chosen.”
Oluomo asked the nominee to send 30 copies of his curriculum vitae and other credentials to the Office of the Clerk and Head of Legislative Service by noon on Wednesday, September 21.
