The Ministry of Special Duties was established by Oyo State Law No 12 of 2003 from its erstwhile status as a department in the Office of the Executive Governor.
The Ministry has four (4) Directorates these are :-
- Directorate of Admin. & Supplies
- Directorate of Finance and Accounts
- Directorate of Social Mobilisation
- Planning, Research and Statistics.
From February, 2012 The Ministry was saddled with the responsibility of managing the Government Fuel Dump.