BREAKING: Lagos Assembly Rejects 17 Commissioners-Nominees, Details Emerge

• 17 out of the 39 commissioner-nominees submitted by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu have been rejected by the Lagos State House of Assembly
• This is as the Assembly on Wednesday, August 23, confirmed 22 out of the 39 commissioner-nominees for screening
• Some of the nominees rejected by the lawmakers include former Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi and former Commissioner for Information & Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso.

Lagos state - The Lagos State House of Assembly has rejected 17 of the 39 commissioners-nominees sent by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

According to The Nation, most of the affected nominees served with the governor in his first term.

As reported by Daily Trust the affected nominees are;

1. Mrs. Folashade Adefisayo (Education);
2. Prof. Akin Abayomi (Health);
3. Gbenga Omotoso (Information and Strategy);
4. Olalere Odusote (Energy);
5. Sam Egube (Economic Budget and Planning);
6. Mrs. Solape Hammod);
7. Mrs. Cecilia Dada (Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation);
8. Mrs. Aramide Adeyoye (Works and Infrastructure).

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Others are;

1. Yomi Oluyomi;
2. Mrs. Folashade Ambrose;
3. Ms. Barakat Bakare;
4. Rotimi Fashola;
5. Olalekan Fatodu;
6. Mosopefolu George;
7. Seun Osiyemi;
8. Rotimi Ogunwuyi and
9. Olumide Oluyinka.

Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, who presided over Wednesday’s sitting, said the confirmation followed rigorous and detailed screening of the nominees by an ad-hoc committee led by the Chief Whip of the House, Hon. Fatai Mojeed, Channels TV reported.

Obasa urged the confirmed nominees to always remember that they are in office to serve the people of the State and not individuals.

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Leaders of the Lagos State's Islamic community trooped out in their numbers to stage a protest at the Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday, July 16, urging the lawmakers to review and reject the list.

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Source: Legit.ng