Seyi Makinde keeps to promise, nominates 27-year-old as commissioner 

Few days before the march general election the then Governor Aspirant now the Governor of Oyo State Engineer Seyi Makinde promise the youth to make his governance youth inclusive. In a quest to fulfill his promise the governor has nominated Seun Fakorede, a 27-year-old Engineering graduate from Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, as one of the three commissioner nominees for screening by the state House of Assembly.

Fakorede, who hails from Idere area of Ibarapa Central local government, bagged a Civil Engineering degree from OAU in 2016 and currently runs an entrepreneur and consultancy outfit, and a non-profit outfit, Home Advantage Africa (HAA).

HAA is devoted to promoting local dominance and global stardom in Africa through digital storytelling and other projects of similar ilk.

Two other commissioner nominees’ whose names are currently before the Oyo State House of Assembly are; Alhaja Faosat Joke Sunni from Iseyin local government and Professor Raphael Afonja from Ogbomoso North local government.

Though the State Assembly is currently on recess and is expected to resume on September 15, sources informed that the three commissioner nominees will be screened on Wednesday.