GOVERNOR SANWO-OLU RESHUFFLES LAGOS CABINET, APPOINTS THREE NEW MEMBERS
The statement added that the Governor has moved three commissioners around, while two special advisers have been assigned new roles as commissioners,stressing that the affected commissioners and their new portfolios are: Commissioner for Special Duties, Wale Ahmed, who has now been moved to Local Government and Community Affairs; Yetunde Arobieke, formerly Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs has been moved to the Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment.
Penpushing further reports that the Commissioner of Ministry of Home Affairs Uzamat Akinbile- Yusuf has been moved to the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture as Commissioner, while two former Special Advisers, Anofiu Elegushi and Kabiru Ahmed are now assigned to the Ministries of Home Affairs and Waterfront Infrastructure as commissioners respectively.
The Chief Press Secretary said the Governor, also announced portfolios of the new cabinet members which include Tayo Bamgbose-Martins, Commissioner-designate (Special Duties), Oyerinde Olanrewaju, Special Adviser-designate (Central Business District) and Ayuba Adele, Special Adviser-designate (Urban Development).
The Governor appreciated members of the Lagos State House of Assembly for believing in the Executive and carrying out the ratification of the cabinet nominees in a manner devoid of mere political considerations other than the interests of the electorate.
Penpushing also reports that, Sanwo-Olu assured that his action is in line with his administration’s vision of delivering good governance to the residents of Lagos,stressing that the new appointments and redeployments, are intended to create a new energy and vivacity for continued delivery of values to the government of Lagos and provision of service to millions of Lagosians.
