The governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun has sworn in Mrs. Abimbola Ibironke Akeredolu, as the first female Attorney General (AG) since the creation of the state in 1976.
The governor also swore in Mrs. Patricia Funmilola Oduniyi as Solicitor General and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice.
Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony attended by the Chief Judge of Ogun State, Justice Olatokunbo Olopade and immediate past Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Wemimo Ogunde (SAN), at the Governor’s Office in Abeokuta, Mr. Amosun pointed out that this is the first time the entire top echelon of the justice system in the state would be manned by women.
He told the women to see their inauguration on “the day the world is celebrating International Women’s Day” as a call to service.
“We must ensure that the confidence reposed in us by the electorate is not misplaced,” he said.
The state helmsman praised the immediate past AG, noting that “he worked diligently well.”
The Oath of Allegiance, Oath of Office and Oath of Secrecy were also administered on the new officials.
The new Attorney General who also doubles as the Commissioner for Justice, Mrs. Akeredolu, was born in 1964 and secured degrees and certificates at the University of Lagos as well as institutions in France and Italy.
Her appointment brings the number of women in the Cabinet of Ogun State to 12, thus making the state the most gender-friendly in the country.
Mrs Patricia Funmilola Oduniyi graduated from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) in 1983 and was until now the Director of Public Prosecutions in the Ministry of Justice.
The governor also swore in Mrs. Patricia Funmilola Oduniyi as Solicitor General and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice.
Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony attended by the Chief Judge of Ogun State, Justice Olatokunbo Olopade and immediate past Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Wemimo Ogunde (SAN), at the Governor’s Office in Abeokuta, Mr. Amosun pointed out that this is the first time the entire top echelon of the justice system in the state would be manned by women.
He told the women to see their inauguration on “the day the world is celebrating International Women’s Day” as a call to service.
“We must ensure that the confidence reposed in us by the electorate is not misplaced,” he said.
The state helmsman praised the immediate past AG, noting that “he worked diligently well.”
The Oath of Allegiance, Oath of Office and Oath of Secrecy were also administered on the new officials.
The new Attorney General who also doubles as the Commissioner for Justice, Mrs. Akeredolu, was born in 1964 and secured degrees and certificates at the University of Lagos as well as institutions in France and Italy.
Her appointment brings the number of women in the Cabinet of Ogun State to 12, thus making the state the most gender-friendly in the country.
Mrs Patricia Funmilola Oduniyi graduated from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) in 1983 and was until now the Director of Public Prosecutions in the Ministry of Justice.
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