The Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko has recommended the wife of a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) , Mrs. Olasinmi Akindele-Odunmbaku ‎to the State House of Assembly for ratification as a Commissioner.

Following her nomination on Monday by the governor, the Assembly in its sitting yesterday asked her to appear before the House for screening and approval.

The nominee is the wife of a chieftain of APC and an associate of the National Leader of the party, Cardinal James Odunmbaku. She is regarded as a staunch member of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state

Similarly, the Assembly also passed the bill for the establishment of Ondo State Road Maintenance and Construction Agency into law at the plenary session. The bill sought provisions for operation, structure and for purposes connected therewith of the Agency

A statement by the Secretary to the Ondo State Government, Dr. Adelola Aderotimi, said the nomination Akindele-Odunmbaku into the State cabinet was in line with the governor’s constitutional power as entailed in section 192 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Also, the State Commissioner for Information, Kayode Akinmade, described her as a strong supporter and member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)‎ in her country-home of Akoko North East Local Government Area of the state.