JUST IN: Adebiyi appointed Permanent Secretary for State House

ASHENEWS reports that Engr. Olusesan Olufunso Adebiyi has been appointed as the Permanent Secretary of the State House.

From Ekiti state, Adebiyi succeeds Tijjani Umar, who served from April 5, 2020 until his retirement on August 10, 2023.

Adebiyi, Olusesan Olufunso was born on 8th January, 1968 in Kabba, Kogi State. He hails from Ekiti State.

He started his early education at St. Andrew Primary School Kabba, before proceeding to Ekiti Parapo College, Ido-Ekiti, Ekiti State where he obtained G.C.E O/Level in 1983 and then proceeded to Oyo State College of Art and Science, Ile-Ife for his G.C.E A/Level in 1985. He attended the then University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife where he obtained a B.Sc (Hons) Degree in Civil Engineering in 1990. He also holds an MBA from Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, Edo State (2003).

He started work with the Federal Government of Nigeria began as an Aerodrome (Airport) Engineer I, in 1994, and rose to the level of Assistant Director (Safety and Technical Policy) in 2007. He led the project team for the Design, Construction and Supervision of various Airport and Airstrip pavements across the country. He was also a part time lecturer at Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria and Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria training school, Lagos.

Engineer Adebiyi also served in different capacities in the Ecological Fund Office, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, as well as Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing. Before his appointment in July 2021 as Permanent Secretary, he was the Coordinating Director Highways Construction and Rehabilitation, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing.

He was subsequently deployed to the Ministry of Women Affairs until June 9, 2022 when he was redeployed to the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs. He was subsequently posted to the Federal Ministry of Health in May 2023 from where he has been deployed to the State House.

Engineer Olufunso Adebiyi is a fellow Nigerian Society of Engineers (FNSE), Fellow Institute of Cooperate Administration of Nigeria (ICAD), Fellow Nigerian Society of Safety Engineers, member Council for the Regulation of Engineers in Nigeria (COREN), member American Society of Civil Engineers, and member, International Civil Aviation Organisation amongst others.

He is married to a wife and four (4) children.