Abiodun Re-Appoints Ogun Secretary To The Government And His Deputy Chief Of Staff
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state reportedly re-appoints Tokunbo Talabi, as the secretary to the state government for another term
Permanent secretary in the information and strategy ministry, Waheed Adesina, announced the first appointments by the governor, in a statement he issued on Thursday evening.
Also, doctor Toyin Taiwo, is re-apponited by the governor as his deputy chief of staff.
Adesina said the appointments takes immediate effect.
The statement added that Salisu, the new Chief of Staff, is an award-winning information and communications expert and accomplished administrator.
Fondly called SAS, between 2011 and 2014, Salisu served in the cabinet of the former Ogun state governor as deputy (and later acting) Chief of Staff.
He holds a 1986 second class (upper) degree in Computer Science of the University of Lagos;
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from where he also got two masters degrees – an MBA in 2003 and MSc in Computer Science in 2012.
Salisu has diverse and extensive knowledge of the corporate world, public service and not-for-profit organisations.
A certified business intelligence consultant (CBIC) and fellow of the Computer Society of Nigeria,
he has attended and delivered papers on corporate governance, ICT and management across four continents and is a respected voice in the ICT industry.
He is credited as a pivotal partner in the restoration of integrity of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) through computer-based tests.
Before then, he led the World Bank project that midwifed the transport sector transformation in
Lagos state and was a main ICT consultant in Edo, Ekiti, Kano states and the FCT at different times.
The 55-year-old CoS had an early career in the Oil and Gas sector and worked variously for Total and Mobil Oil.
Until his appointment as the a senior aide to Gov. Abiodun, Alhaji Salisu ran his private company.
