Just In: Kwara Gov names Olohungbebe, one other as commissioner-designates

ByAbdulrahaman Taye Damilola February 26, 2025February 26, 2025

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday forwarded the names of two new commissioner-nominees to the State House of Assembly for approval.

The nominees are Dr Lawal Olohungbebe, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Community Development and Mariam Nnafatima Imam, the Senior Special Assistant, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

Details later…

Abdulrahaman Taye Damilola

Abdulrahaman Taye Damilola is a Kwara-based journalist. He is the head of news and current affairs department at The Informant247.

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