 Orion State Governor Shea Makhinde on Tuesday announced the dissolution of the state's Executive Council. Those affected include the Chief of Staff and 17 commissioners. The cabinet was also constituted on August 14, 2019 following Makhinde's historic victory in the March 9, 2019 elections. The remaining council members who were not affected include the secretary to the state government, SSG, head of service and the director general of the due process office. Chief press secretary to the governor, Tai Wadisar indicated that Makhinde announced the dissolution of the Executive Council after a meeting of the body on Tuesday, which lasted about five hours.