Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has approved the appointment of Pastor Kayode Olaniyi Ogundele as the Head of the Ondo State Public Service.
In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary(CPS), Richard Olatunde,the appointment was in recognition of Ogundele’s rich experience in the State Public Service as well as his track records of years of dedication and efficiency.
Ogundele’s appointment follows the statutory retirement of the incumbent Head of Service, Pastor John Adeyemo, who will be bowing out of the Service on August 2, 2022.
According to the statement, Ogundele’s appointment takes effect from August 3, 2022. Governor Akeredolu’s approval of the appointment was in line with the provisions of Section 208, Sub-section 3 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (As Amended).
Akeredolu charged the new Head of Service to sustain the robust relationship between government and Labour leaders in the State.
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Before he was appointed, Ogundele was the Permanent Secretary, Cabinet and Special Services Department of the Governor’s office.
He joined the State Public Service as an Administrative Officer in 1994. Kayode Ogundele had traversed almost all the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the course of his career and rose through the ranks to the position of Permanent Secretary before his appointment.
He holds a Masters Degree in Personnel Psychology and is a fellow ofthe Chartered Institute of Public Administration of Nigeria, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria, and graduate of the
Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria, among other several Professional Qualifications.
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