Out of the 39 commissioner nominees Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu sent to the Lagos State House of Assembly for review on Wednesday, 17 were disqualified.
However, the lawmakers were said to have confirmed 22 of the commissioner nominees.
This comes after Hon. Mojeed Fatai presented the report of the 12-man ad hoc committee on the screening of the Governor’s commissioner nominations before the House.
Speaking after the decision of the lawmakers, the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa thanked the committee members and added that they will as legislators continue to diligently perform their oversight functions in the state.
“I thank the committee for the thorough screening of nominees and the report rendered. It is now a clarion call for the confirmed nominees to honour the state.
“We will continue to do our job and oversight the affairs of Lagos State,” he said.
Those confirmed include:
Hon. Layode Ibrahim
Mr. Mobolaji Ogunlende
Dr. Dolapo Fasawe
Hon. Bola Olumegbon
Mr. Idris Aregbe
Ms. Abisola Ruth Olusanya
Mr. Moruf Akinderu Fatai
Mr. Kayode Bolaji-Roberts
Engr. Abiola Olowu
Mrs. Toke Benson-Awoyinka
Dr. Oreoluwa Finnih- Awokoya
Mr. Yakub Adedayo Alebiosu
Mr. Lawal Pedro SAN
Mr. Tunbosun Alake
Mr. Gbenga Oyerinde
Dr. Adekunle Olayinka
Dr. Jide Babatunde
Mr. Afolabi Ayantayo
Mr. Tokunbo Wahab
Mr. Olakunle Rotimi-Akodu
Mr. Jamiu Alli-Balogun
Mr. Abdulkabir Ogungbo
Muslim Leaders Criticize Sanwo-Olu’s Nominees
Last Wednesday, leaders of the Muslim community in Lagos State stormed the state house of assembly in protest of the governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and his allegedly biased list of nominees.
It was understood that the Muslim leaders who protested outside the State House of Assembly had expressed their displeasure with what they perceived to be official Muslim prejudice in the state.
Their reaction comes in response to the governor’s appointment of 31 Christians and eight Muslims for his cabinet.
Ada Peter
