The Ogun State Government has appointed Mrs. Feyisara Bolarinwa-Adebowale as the new Director-General of the Bureau of Public Procurement, taking over, after the demise of Late Dr. Adesina Olanloye. 

This was contained in a Statement signed by the State Head of Service, Mr. Kehinde Onasanya.

According to the Head of Service, the appointment of the new Director-General is in line with the extant Procurement Law (as amended), and noted that she emerged through a competitive and merit-based process, which involved the shortlisting and interviewing of suitably qualified candidates who had successfully completed the Executive Training Validation and Development Programme (ETVDP) within the Management cadre of the Ogun State Civil/Public Service, and who also met the prescribed competencies, skills and knowledge required for the position of Director-General of the Bureau of Public Procurement.

Bolarinwa-Adebowale, a seasoned lawyer, who was born on 22nd May, 1978 in Ibadan, joined the Civil Service as a State Counsel in December 2005. She attended Anglican Girls' Grammar School, Ijebu-Ode, earned her LL.B at Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University) and trained at the Nigerian Law School, Lagos Campus.

Before her latest appointment, she served as Deputy Director of Civil Litigation in the Ministry of Justice and was later seconded to the Bureau of Public Procurement as a Legal Officer.

The Head of Service added that her elevation to the post of Director-General is seen as part of the present administration of Prince Dapo Abiodun's drive to strengthen due process and accountability in public contracting, ensuring that procurement policies are imbibed and implemented in line with international best practices and within the consideration of government bureaucratic procedures.

Mr. Onasanya while congratulating her on the appointment, charged her to discharge her duty with utmost sense of responsibility and in line with the laws guiding her new role.