Sanwo-Olu Seeks Clearance For 18 Nominees In Fresh List, Drops 5 Names

Lagos State governor Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has presented a new list of eighteen commissioner nominees to the state’s House of Assembly, he retained five names amongst the list of the 17 nominees previously rejected by the Assembly.

The names the governor dropped include: Mrs. Folashade Adefisayo (Education), Mrs. Solape Hammond (SDG), Mrs. Aramide Adeyoye (Works and Infrastructure), Lekan Fatodu and Rotimi Ogunwuyi.

They were replaced by six new names – Mr. Afolabi Tajudeen, Mr. Akinyemi Ajigbotafe, Tolani Sule-Akibu, Dr Yekini Agbaje, Dr Iyabode Ayoola and Mr. Sola Giwa.

Clerk of the House of Assembly, Olalekan Onafeko, read the governor’s letter during plenary yesterday.

The Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, thus directed the screening committee, led by the Chief Whip, Fatai Mojeed, to reconvene and start screening the nominees from Tuesday.

The committee is to report back to the House on Thursday.

The governor’s letter reads: “After careful consideration of the 17 names that were rejected, I have decided to represent a list of nominees which includes a balanced selection of previously presented and new individuals.

This list represents a broad political spectrum and diverse backgrounds reflective of the rich diversity of our lovely state. I am confident these new nominees would bring fresh ideas that would help the growth and progress of Lagos.”

Other names on the list are former commissioners Gbenga Omotoso (Information and Strategy); Prof. Akin Abayomi (Health); Olalere Odusote (Energy); Cecila Dada (Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation); Sam Egube (Economic Planning and Budget); as well as Folashade Ambrose-Medem, Yomi Olorunyomi, Rotimi Fashola, Mosopefolu George, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, Mrs. Barakat Bakare, and Olumide Oluyinka.

Meanwhile, the House of Assembly has resolved to review the performance of the 2023 Budget in preparation for the presentation of the 2024 budget estimate by Governor Sanwo-Olu.

The House approved N1.768 trillion for the Year 2023.

Obasa urged the committee for the budget review, headed by Sa’ad Olumo, to ensure a proper review and make its report available to the House.