Unveiling the face of New Kwara State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development.

           Mrs. Oloruntoyosi Thomas

Mrs. Thomas was the immediate past Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Nongovernmental Affairs. 

The cerebral Mrs Thomas comes to the cabinet with at least 20 years of cognate experience in social development, business advisory and financial management. She holds a bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from black Ivy League Howard University, Washington D.C., USA, graduating magna cum laude honours (distinction). Also an indigene of Isin, Mrs. Thomas has master’s in Business Administration and holds a certificate in Financial Management from Johns Hopkins University, Carey Business School, United States.
She was blessed with lovely family and she is one of the newly sworn-in 18 Commissioners in the Kwara State Cabinet.

Yusuf Ganiyu Adebisi
Press Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

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