Osun State now has a new Head of Service. He is Samuel Ayanleye Aina and he takes over from Dr Festus Oyebade Olowogboyega.
A statement by the spokesperson to the Governor Ademola Adeleke, Olawale Rasheed, on Tuesday indicated that Aina obtained his BSc and MSc in Geography at the prestigious University of Ibadan. While his BSc ( 2nd Class Upper Division) was between 1984 and 1987, his MSc was between 1988 and 1990.
The statement further read, “He was by divine providence, dint of hard work, determination and without any external force, 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.”
The new HoS, the statement noted, has served in several capacities at national and international level.
