{
  "id": 10219991,
  "title": "Gov Oyebanji Dissolves Boards, Terminates Appointment of Political Appointees",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/gov-oyebanji-dissolves-boards-terminates-appointment-of-political",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T13:27:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/09/27/gov-oyebanji-dissolves-boards-terminates-appointment-of-political-appointees/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has issued a directive to dissolve boards, commissions, and parastatals, as well as terminate the appointments of political appointees within the state. This decision comes as the Governor prepares for the inauguration of his second term, scheduled for October 16, 2026. While chairmen and members of statutory boards, such as the State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC), Civil Service Commission, and Judicial Service Commission, remain unaffected, special assistants, senior special assistants, and technical assistants have been terminated. The governors' office has expressed gratitude to the affected appointees for their contributions during the current administration.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Ekiti gov dissolves boards, drops political appointees",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/ekiti-gov-dissolves-boards-drops-political-appointees",
        "published": "2026-09-27T12:12:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Oyebanji dissolves boards, terminates political appointments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/oyebanji-dissolves-boards-terminates-political-appointments",
        "published": "2026-09-27T13:56:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Gov Oyebanji dissolves boards, terminates political appointments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/gov-oyebanji-dissolves-boards-terminates-political-appointments",
        "published": "2026-09-27T14:23:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Governor Oyebanji dissolves boards, terminates appointments of political aides",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/governor-oyebanji-dissolves-boards-terminates-appointments-of",
        "published": "2026-09-27T15:31:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}