Mrs. Oluwafunso Sola Tunji-Omoniyi is a seasoned administrator in the Ondo State Public Service with Twenty Five (25) years of progressive experience in Public Administration, Human Resource Management, Financial Administration, Organisational Leadership and Institutional Development. Over the course of her career, she has demonstrated a strong commitment to professionalism, administrative efficiency, accountability, and effective service delivery across Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of the Ondo State Government.
She currently serves as the Permanent Secretary of the Reform Office, Ondo State. Prior to her posting to the Reform Office, she served at the Ondo State Scholarship Board as Administrative Secretary, where she was subsequently appointed Permanent Secretary. Her career progression reflects her extensive experience and longstanding contribution to public service administration.
Mrs. Tunji-Omoniyi began her career in the Ondo State Public Service at the Civil Service Commission, where she served as an Administrative Officer II from 2001 to 2004. She subsequently held various positions of increasing responsibility across several Government establishments, gaining extensive experience in administration, finance, human resource management, training, and institutional coordination.
Her career spans the Ministry of Education; Ministry of Youth Development and Sports; Agricultural Input Supply Agency; Intergovernmental and Multilateral Relations Office; Office of Establishments and Training; Ministry of Finance; and the Ondo State Scholarship Board.
Throughout her career, she has held strategic management positions, including Deputy Director and Director, with responsibilities covering Finance and Administration, Personnel Management, Training and Organisational Development.
Mrs. Tunji-Omoniyi holds a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from Adekunle Ajasin University, obtained in 2013. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts/Education in English Language from Ondo State University, obtained in 1999. Her educational background provides a strong foundation for her expertise in administration, communication, leadership, and public sector management.
She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria and a Fellow of both the Chartered Institute of Loan and Risk Management of Nigeria and the Chartered Institute of Public Administration of Nigeria.
In pursuit of professional growth and improved administrative practice, she has participated in various conferences, workshops, and capacity-building programmes. These include but not limited to, the 24th Annual Conference of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, themed Global Disruption, Taxation, and Digitalization: Implications for Socio-Economic Development; a conference of the Ondo State Branch of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria, themed Closing the Gaps; and leadership and management workshops organised by the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON).
These professional engagements have further strengthened her knowledge of leadership, decision-making, personnel productivity, taxation, and contemporary approaches to public administration.
Olufunso Tunji-Omoniyi is happily married to her wonderful husband, Olatunji and the marriage is blessed with glorious children.
