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Makinde Names Adeyemo as SSG

July 24, 2023 • 1 min read

Òyó State governor, Seyi Makinde has announced Mrs Olanike Adeyemo, a Professor at the Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ibadan, as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) designate.

The announcement was contained in a letter signed by the state governor.

Prof. Adeyemo, who served as the Head of the Oyo State COVID-19 Decontamination and Containment team of the Òyó State COVID-19 Taskforce, was born on July 17, 1970.

She bagged the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.), Master’s degree in Veterinary Public Health (MVPH) and Ph.D. Veterinary Public Health, in 1994, 1998 and 2005 respectively from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.