Behind The Scene Details Of How Gov Ibikunle Amosun Runs Ogun State In Cloaked Manner, Why He Refuses To Appoint New Commissioners!

Governor of Ogun state, Ibukunle Amosun has shied away from appointing cabinet members to help him rule.

And information filtering in to societynowng.com attributes this development to two reasons – political and economic.

Sources divulged the governor wants to avoid the inherent wage bills in appointing commissioners – and associated political appointees for as long as possible.

The Ogun state governor made use of 20 commissioners in his first term. The numbers of aides – Special Assistant and Senior Special Assistants to the governor and commissioners- far outweigh this figure.

According to a source ‘the governor wants to avoid the huge cost and expenses that comes with making the appointment in the face of stringent economic situation’
Gov Ibikunle Amosun

The state is said to be struggling to make ends on ongoing projects and meeting existing wage bills of workers.

And there is said to be the added economic head ache of finding means to get funds to initiate new projects.

Outside of this economic situation, insiders revealed the Ogun state number one citizen is equally faced with the herculean task of maintaining a tight leash on his crew.

‘Amosun’s greatest strength is that he surrounded himself with followers that he brought into the system…and refused entry to those he deemed outsiders no matter no amount of pressure against his style’ a source divulged.

And after four years of rule, and re election he wants to put in place a tighter crew, maintain stronger hold on his team, especially against the back protracted in fighting rocking his party and multiple attempts to get at him by infiltrating his rank societynowng.com learnt.

‘so he is bidding his time, checking out potential nominees so as not to make the fatal mistake of paving way for a home wrecker into his crew’ an insider divulged.

Added information revealed while he refuses to appoint commissioners, the governor currently administer the state with behind the scene supports from re appointed Secretary to the State Government, Taiwo Olaoluwa as well as former commissioners Muyiwa Oladipo (Local governmet affairs) and Olamilekan Adegbite (Works) and two others. The ex commissioners are said to carry on their function in unofficial capacity but actively involved in what goes on.

Insiders revealed the commissioners earned the trust of the governor with their conduct over what sources described as ‘severance package’.

The governor is said to keep the other ex commissioners close with special assignments as they all jostle to regain their former positions.

According to a source ‘ from what i learnt, the governor played a master political stroke with members of the dissolved cabinet with severance packages…it was a test case that some supposedly trusted hands failed and was used to ease out targeted appointees’.

Insiders revealed the fall out of the severance package loyalty test is one of the major reasons the governor has embraced a cloaked style administration- keeping as much details of what obtains in his government to a select few as possible.

While former cabinet members and fresh potentials jostle to make the new list of appointments, informants revealed the governor is currently battling the dilemma of sieving out likely betrayers as well as put in a place an economic policy that would see out his tenure in sterling colours.