Kwara gov appoints new aides

GOVERNOR Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has approved the appointment of Dr. Muritala Awodun as the pioneer executive chairman of Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS) and Dr. Isaac Gbenle as its new director of Field Operation, Processes and Research.

According to a statement by Dr. Muideen Akorede, the senior special assistant on Media and Communications, to the Governor yesterday in Ilorin the appointments were made following rigorous selection and interview processes to ensue that only the best candidates were appointed in view of the strategic importance of the KWIRS.

Until his appointment, the new executive chairman of the State Revenue Service was the Dean of the School of Business and Governance (SBG), Kwara State University, Malete. He was also the founding director of KWASU Centre for Entrepreneurship, 2009-2014 and the founding head of the Department of Management Sciences.

Dr. Awodun holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics, a Master of Science Degree in Economics, and a Ph.D in International Business.

Awodun is also a fellow of the Institute of Entrepreneurs, Nigeria, and the Institute of Direct Marketing of Nigeria. He was an alumnus of Harvard Business School Executive Education Programme and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Dr. Isaac Gbenle, the new director, Operation, Processes and Research is a recognised leader in IT Assurance and Security, and an expert in Enterprise IT and governance. He has a Bachelors degree in Economics, Master degree in Business Administration, and Ph.D in IT Assurance & Security.

Dr. Gbenle has directed and managed IT strategic and operational planning, and established appropriate governance structures, frameworks and tools that supported the business needs of several organisations.

Meanwhile, The Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed has forwarded the names of nine commissioner-nominees to the State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. This is line with the governor’s determination to put in place a strong team of commissioners, special advisers and other aides to assist him in fulfilling his covenant with the people, according to his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Dr. Muyideen Akorede.

Akorede, however, stressed that Governor Ahmed would ensure equitable distribution of appointments and projects.
The statement added that although the house was on recess, the list was sent ahead of the assembly’s resumption to allow sufficient time for its consideration.

It will be recalled that Governor Ahmed recently secured approval of the State House of Assembly to appoint fifteen special advisers but has so far appointed fourteen.