Posted by Chinenye on Wed 01st Jul, 2026 - tori.ng
Governor Seyi Makinde has made a fresh change to his cabinet, removing a commissioner and immediately naming a replacement.
(Governor Seyi Makinde. Photo by Guardian Nigeria News)
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has sacked the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Inclusion in the state, Mrs Toyin Balogun.
Makinde made this announcement in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Dr Sulaimon Olanrewaju, on Wednesday.
The governor said that Balogun has been replaced with Alhaja Joke Sanni, a former occupant of the position, thanking Balogun for her contributions to the development of the state and wishing her success in her future endeavours.
An online news platform gathered that Sanni had earlier served as the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Inclusion from 2019 to 2023.
She was later moved to the Ministry of Special Duties in 2023 before being recently redeployed to the Ministry of Trade, Industry, Investment and Cooperative.
The statement added that the new redeployment takes immediate effect.