Nigeria, Oct. 12 -- Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has appointed Bashorun Akinwole, popularly known as Wolekanle, as his new Chief of Staff, hours after Segun Ogunwuyi resigned from the position.

The appointment was announced on Monday in a statement by Sulaimon Olanrewaju, the governor's Special Adviser on Media, in Ibadan, the state capital.

According to the statement, the appointments were conveyed in letters signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Musibau Babatunde, and took immediate effect.

Mr Akinwole previously served as chairman of the Oyo State Local Government Service Commission and is described by the government as a "grassroots politician."

The appointment followed the resignation of Mr Ogunwuyi, who announced h...