Breaking: Makinde Appoints Wolekanle as New Chief of Staff, Names Adedayo Due Process DG

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has appointed Bashorun Akinwale Akinwole, popularly known as Wolekanle, as the new Chief of Staff, replacing Honourable Segun Ogunwuyi, who resigned from the position earlier on Monday.


The governor also approved the appointment of Mrs Aderonke Adedayo as Director-General of the Due Process Office.
The appointments were announced in letters signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Musibau Babatunde, on Monday, October 12, 2026.

Akinwole, a grassroots politician, previously served as Chairman of the Oyo State Local Government Service Commission.

Adedayo, who currently serves as Special Adviser on General Intervention and Donor Agencies, will retain her existing role alongside her new responsibilities as Director-General of the Due Process Office.
According to the announcement, both appointments take immediate effect.
Governor Makinde congratulated the appointees and charged them to discharge their responsibilities with loyalty, commitment and dedication to the service of Oyo State.
The appointments follow Ogunwuyi’s resignation as Chief of Staff to the governor, which took effect on October 12, 2026.
Signed:
Dr Sulaimon Olanrewaju
Special Adviser (Media) to the Governor of Oyo State
October 12, 2026

