By Adedoyin Falolu
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, transmitted the list of his proposed cabinet members to the Lagos State House of Assembly for ratification.
In a tweet on Friday by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, 30 per cent of the commissioner-nominees are women, while others are youths, technocrats and politicians.
Some members of the governor’s cabinet during his first term in office made the list, while others were dropped.
Mr Lekan Fatodu, an alumnus of the University of Lagos who is also the former Senior Special Assitant to the Governor on SDG made the new list among other new entrants.
Among former cabinet members who made the list are former Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso; his Budget and Economic Planning counterpart, Mr Sam Egube; ex-Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi; ex-Special Adviser to the Governor on Works and Infrastructure, Aramide Adeyooye; and his Education counterpart, Tokunbo Wahab.
Other members dropped by Governor Sanwo-Olu are former Commissioner of Finance, Rabiu Olowo; former Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General of the state, Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN; and ex- Commissioner for Wealth Creation, Yetunde Arobieke.
Find below the full list of the cabinet member-nominees sent to the Lagos State House of Assembly by Governor Sanwo-Olu on Friday:
- Mr Afolabi Ayantayo
- Mr Jamiu Alli-Balogun
- Mr Rotimi Ogunwuyi
- Mr Gbenga Oyeriinde
- Mr Lawal Pedro (SAN)
- Mr Mobolaji Ogunlende
- Mr Ibrahim Layode
- Dr Dolapo Fasawe
- Mrs Toke Benson-Awoyinka
- Mr Olakunle Rotimi-Akodu
- Mr Abdulkabir Ogungbo
- Abiola Olowu
- Dr Adekunle Olayinka
- Mrs Bolaji Cecilia Dada
- Aramide Adeyoye
- Mr Idris Aregbe
- Mr Yakubu Alebiosu
- Mr Tokunbo Wahab
- Bola Olumegbon
- Dr Oreoluwa Finnih-Awokoya
- Mr Kayode Roberts
- Mr Moruf Fatai
- Mr Seun Osiyemi
- Mrs Barakat Bakare
- Prof. Akin Abayomi
- Mr Gbenga Omotoso
- Olalere Odusote
- Dr Rotimi Fashola
- Mr Mosopefolu George
- Mr Tunbosun Alake
- Ms Ruth Olusanya
- Mrs Folashade Adefisayo
- Mrs Folashade Ambrose
- Dr Olumide Oluyinka
- Mr Yomi Oluyomi
- Mr Sam Egube
- Dr Jide Babatunde
- Mr Olalekan Fatodu
- Mrs Solape Hammond