Gov Adeleke Appoints Samuel Ayanleye As New Head Of Service

Osun State Governor, Sen. Ademola Adeleke has approved the appointment of Mr Samuel Ayanleye Aina as the new Head of Service.

This is contained in a release by the Spokesperson to the Governor Mallam Olawale Rasheed, made available to newsmen on Monday night.

Aina who would be sworn-in Tuesday morning at Imole House, Osogbo replaces Dr. Olowogboyega Oyebade who had been in the position since 2017.

According to the release, the new HOS attended University of Ibadan, Ibadan, between 1984 and 1987 and between 1988 and 1990 where he obtained B.Sc. Hon (2nd Class Upper Division) and M.Sc degrees in Geography in 1987 and 1990 respectively.

He was appointed a Permanent Secretary in Osun State in 2012, through a rigorous selection process and was deployed to the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning & Budget where he served till 2013.

He was later deployed to serve as the Permanent Secretary of the new Ministry of Finance following the creation of the Office of Budget and Economic Development from the former Ministry in 2013. He served in the Ministry of Finance till 2016.

Arising from his tested capacity and ability, he was deployed as Permanent Secretary in charge of two critical Agencies – Ministry of Human Resources and Capacity Building and the Public Service Office in the Office of the Head of Service, Osun State in 2016. He has been coordinating the affairs of the two Agencies since 2016 to date without blemish.

He has served in several capacities within and outside international and national organisations.

The new HOS is married to Dr. Mrs. Mojisola Aina.