This was contained in a circular signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mrs Olubamiwo Adeosun, in Ibadan, the state capital, at the weekend.

According to the circular, Governor Seyi Makinde “enjoined all and sundry to use the occasion to pray for the peace, unity, and sustainability of the state in particular and the country in general.”

The Muslim Media Practitioners of Nigeria (MMPN) in Oyo state lauded Makinde for the declaration of the holiday.

MMPN Chairman, Alhaji Ridwan Fasasi, commended Makinde for his magnanimity and also in redeeming his pledge that the Hijrah holiday will henceforth be declared in the state.

Fasasi enjoined other states to emulate the gesture.

The appointment which takes immediate effect was announced via a letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs Olubamiwo Adeosun.

The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Taiwo Adisa, revealed in a statement that Ogunwuyi was in 2019 named the Executive Assistant to the governor on Investment.

The Obafemi Awolowo University graduate who holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a certified Accountant and Financial consultant.

He once served as the Director-General of Oyo State Investment and Public, Private Partnership Agency during which he handled a series of investment initiatives including the Alternative Project Funding Approach.

Ogunwuyi was in 2015 elected to represent Ogbomosho North/South and Oriire Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives after serving in the Oyo State House of Assembly.