Hurricane’ Ambode Sacks 15 Perm. Secs,

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Appoints 19 Others

African Examiner

By Ayo Balogun- In a massive purge, Governor

Akinwunmi Ambode has sacked 15 Permanent

Secretaries in the State’s Public Service and

appoints 19 new ones.

No reason was given for the sack of 15

permanent secretaries, but it might not be

unconnected with corruption and loyalty to the

former Governor, Babatunde Fashola.

Some of those sacked are: Permanent

Secretaries Works and Infrstructure, Kolawole

Martins; Lagos Television, Mubashiru Ajanaku;

Lands Bureau, Hakeem Muri-Okunola; Justice,

Lawal Pedro and others.

The governor, has however, approved the

appointment of 19 new Permanent Secretaries in

the State Public Service.

In a statement issued on Monday by his Chief

Press Secretary, Mr. Habib Aruna, the

appointments are in line with the Governor’s

drive to restructure the civil service for efficient

performance and service delivery.

The development is also coming on the heels of

the streamlining of some existing Ministries,

Departments and Agencies (MDAs) aimed at

ensuring greater efficiency.

The new Permanent Secretaries, the statement

said, have been deployed across board in the

new structure of the civil service.

The names of the newly appointed Permanent

Secretaries are Mr. Bamgboye Abiodun; Mrs.

Dapo-Thomas Boladele Aderemi; Mrs. Ariyo

Elizabeth Olabisi; Mrs. Adekanye Adebunmi

Elizabeth; Mr. Bode Agoro; Dr. (Mrs.) Ayandele

Olufolayimika Abiose; Dr. (Mrs.) Sodeinde Nuriat

Ibironke; Mr. Odeyemi Mohammed Adesina; Mrs.

Odulana Arinola Olufunmilayo.

Others are Mrs. Onisarotu Adesina Jemil; Engr.

Bade-Adebowale Ajibade Caster; Mrs. Amosu

Sewande Ayodele; Mr. Kadiri Abayomi Adebisi;

Mrs. Anifowoshe Amidat Abiola; Mr. Adeyemi

Folarin Anthony; Dr. (Mrs.) Oduwole Olanike

Elizabeth; Mr. Mustapha Abdul Ahmed

Olorunfemi; Mrs. Odunlami Funlola Adesola and

Mr. Odupitan James Olusola.

Ambode is expected to swear in the new

Permanent Secretaries at the Lagos House,

Alausa on Wednesday.