Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi
Ambode will on Monday, October 19, swear in 23 Commissioners and 14
Special Advisers, who will constitute the State Executive Council.
According to a statement signed by the
Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Habib Aruna, the ceremony will hold at the
Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa Secretariat by 10 am.
According to him, “The House of Assembly
has just officially informed His Excellency that they have completed
the screening and confirmation of all the 23 Commissioner Designates and
14 Special Adviser Designates which he had sent to the House on
September 21. So what is left is for him to conduct the
swearing-in-ceremony so as to enable them resume the task of
governance”.
It would be recalled that Governor
Ambode had named six former cabinet members from the Babatunde Raji
Fashola administration including former commissioner for Agriculture,
Gbolahan Lawal, former Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, former
Special Adviser, Central Business District, Folarin Coker, former
Special Adviser Commerce and Industry, Seye Oladejo, former Special
Adviser Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Ganiyu Johnson and former
Special Adviser Rural Development, Babatunde Hunpe.
He also named a relatively young cabinet
with the likes of Mrs. Yetunde Onabolu, Fela Bank-Olemoh, Akinyemi
Ashade, a partner in KPMG, former Managing Director, National Mirror,
Steve Ayorinde, Alhaja Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, a pharmacist, Kehinde
Joseph and Prof. Ademola Abass, a Professor of Law, whose ages range
between 39 and 47 years.
Other names include Dr. Akintola Benson,
former Special Adviser Political and Legislative Powers Bureau, Dr.
Abdul-Hakeem Abdul-Lateef, Dr. Mohammed Akinkunmi, former member, House
of Representatives, Dr. Babatunde Adejare, Dr. Femi Onanuga, CEO of
LAMATA, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, Engr. Ade Akinsanya, Arch. Wasiu Anifowoshe,
former member House of Assembly, Mrs. Lola Akande, Agboola Dabiri,
Ganiu Okanlomo Sanni, Anofi Elegushi, Rotimi Ogunleye, Mrs Adebimpe
Akinsola, Femi Odubiyi, Alhaji Musiliu Folami, Adeniji Kazeem, Adeyemi
Labinjo, Toyin Suarau, Babatunde Durosinmi-Etti, Deji Tinubu, Mrs.
Mudirat Giwanson and former Chairman Ejigbo LCDA, Kehinde Bamigbetan.
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