Hours After Ogunwuyi’s Resignation, Another Appointee Quits Makinde’s Cabinet

Hours after the resignation of Hon. Segun Ogunwuyi as Chief of Staff to Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, the Director-General of the state’s Due Process Office, Tara Adefope, has also resigned from the administration.

Adefope, it was learnt had distanced herself from the government long ago as she is said to be in the United Kingdom as at the time of filing this report.

Her exit comes to public attention as Makinde has appointed Mrs Aderonke Adedayo, his Special Adviser on General Intervention and Donor Agencies, as the new Director-General of the Due Process Office.

The appointments were announced on Monday in letters signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Musibau Babatunde, with Adedayo’s appointment taking immediate effect.

Adefope, who served as Director-General of the Due Process Office from the early days of Makinde’s administration, has experience in law, governance, risk, regulation and compliance.

Her resignation follows Ogunwuyi’s departure on Monday, as the governor moves to fill the vacancies created by the latest changes in his administration.